Java Software Engineer

Toronto, ON
On-site
Posted Oct 20, 2026
1 position

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Employment type: Contract
Experience level: Senior · 5+ years
Posting language: English
Working hours: 40 hours per week
Seniority: Mid-Senior level
Application method: Direct apply is available

Job summary

Design, develop, and enhance web applications and backend services, including new features and improvements to legacy systems. Investigate and resolve defects, follow coding and design standards, and ensure quality through testing and peer reviews.

Job details

Job Description 8+ years of hands-on experience in IT industry with good experience in JAVA/J2EE and restful web-services development. Strong backend experience is critical to this role and security expertise is a plus. Comfortable working with and improving upon legacy systems and code as you are building new features and applications. Strong communication and collaboration skills. Experience with databases directly, particularly MySQL and PostgreSQL, and how they are addressed by the application. Experience with injection frameworks like Spring, Spring Boot is a must. Must have solid experience with Java stack and build tools like GIT, tools for code quality and coverage. Should have experience working on AWS cloud environments. Experience developing new and enhancing existing features as well as investigating and resolving defects. Experience in Designing and developing web-based applications and backend services. Adhere to internal coding standards, development processes, and design best practices. Ensure quality by performing thorough testing and leveraging peer reviews for your work and the work of others. Experience with unit testing & Test-Driven Development (TDD). Experience with Agile development process and Scrum methodologies using JIRA. Solid communication and written skills: ability to explain complex technical issues to both technical and non-technical audiences.

What you’ll do

Requirements

Requires 8+ years of IT experience with strong Java/J2EE, RESTful web services, backend development, Spring or Spring Boot, and experience with MySQL or PostgreSQL and AWS. Candidates should also have experience with Git, code quality tools, unit testing, TDD, Agile/Scrum, JIRA, and strong communication and collaboration skills.