Application Programmer

Genesis10 is currently seeking a Senior Software Engineer - Hybrid for a contract position with a Global Financial Institution located in Jersey City, NJ. This is a 12+ month contract opportunity.

This role requires a Senior Software Engineer with deep hands-on expertise in Java, J2EE, Spring, microservices, and API development. The ideal candidate writes high-quality, scalable backend services and can accelerate delivery using GitHub Copilot and AI-assisted development practices. This position requires a hybrid schedule with a minimum of 3 days per week onsite.

Responsibilities:

• Design and implement high performance services using Java, J2EE, Spring Boot
• Build and maintain REST services, asynchronous processing flows, and integration components
• Leverage GitHub Copilot to enhance productivity, generate scaffolding code, automate boilerplate tasks, and improve code quality
• Own full lifecycle development: design, coding, automated testing, CI/CD integration, deployment, and production support
• Apply secure coding standards, API governance, and best practices for performance, resiliency, and scalability
• Collaborate with Product, QA, SRE, and Architecture to deliver high quality software solutions
• Perform code reviews, mentor junior developers, and drive engineering excellence across the team

Requirements:

• 8+ years hands on development experience with Java/J2EE
• Strong expertise with Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Data, Spring Security, and microservices architecture
• Solid experience building RESTful APIs, event-driven patterns, and backend systems
• Strong command of Git, GitHub, and effective daily use of GitHub Copilot for code generation, refactoring, documentation, and testing
• Expertise with JUnit, Mockito, and automated testing strategies
• Experience with relational databases (e.g., Oracle, Postgres, MySQL)
• Experience with Redis and Cassandra
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and containerization (Docker/Kubernetes)
• Strong understanding of multithreading, performance tuning, and troubleshooting
• Strong problem solving and debugging skills
• Ability to break down complex tasks and deliver clean, maintainable code
• Comfortable mentoring and reviewing work of other engineers
• Strong communication and ability to work in a cross functional Agile environment
• Curiosity and willingness to adopt AI driven tools and development workflows

Desired skills:

• Experience working on IVR systems, call flows, or speech platforms (Nuance, Genesys, Amazon Connect, Cisco CVP, etc.)
• Familiarity with NLU/NLP engines (Understanding of conversational design concepts such as intents, entities, utterances, confidence scoring)
• Experience integrating backend systems with speech analytics, call routing, or bot frameworks
• Exposure to machine learning driven personalization in customer interaction flows

Pay range: $58.26 - $66.26 per hour

Only candidates available and ready to work directly as Genesis10 employees will be considered for this position.

If you have the described qualifications and are interested in this exciting opportunity, please apply!

Ranked a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S. by Staffing Industry Analysts for six consecutive years, Genesis10 puts thousands of consultants and employees to work across the United States every year in contract, contract-for-hire, and permanent placement roles. With more than 300 active clients, Genesis10 provides access to many of the Fortune 100 firms and a variety of mid-market organizations across the full spectrum of industry verticals.

For contract roles, Genesis10 offers the benefits listed below. If this is a perm-placement opportunity, our recruiter can talk you through the unique benefits offered for that particular client. Benefits of Working with Genesis10:

• Access to hundreds of clients, most who have been working with Genesis10 for 5-20+ years.
• The opportunity to have a career-home in Genesis10; many of our consultants have been working exclusively with Genesis10 for years.
• Access to an experienced, caring recruiting team (more than 7 years of experience, on average.)
• Behavioral Health Platform
• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Health Savings Account
• Voluntary Hospital Indemnity (Critical Illness & Accident)
• Voluntary Term Life Insurance
• 401K
• Sick Pay (for applicable states/municipalities)
• Commuter Benefits (Dallas, NYC, SF, and Illinois)

For multiple years running, Genesis10 has been recognized as a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S., as a Best Company for Work-Life Balance, as a Best Company for Career Growth, for Diversity, and for Leadership, amongst others. To learn more and to view all our available career opportunities, please visit us at our website.

Genesis10 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.