Senior Java Microservices Engineer (Full Stack) - 50% Hybrid

Genesis10 is seeking a Senior Java Microservices Engineer (Full Stack) for a 6-month contract assignment with a retail client. This position will work 50% remotely and 50% onsite in Richfield, MN.

Compensation: $60.00 - $66.00 per hour, W2, depending on skill and experience level.

Summary:
This position will work with the External Content domain team, responsible for bringing to the client the content generated by customers and third-party partners and using that data to help inform customers about products they are looking to purchase.

Project Description:

• The team builds and maintains scalable microservices and batch-processing platforms that ingest, enrich, store, and serve user-generated content for Client eCommerce and enterprise systems. Our culture is highly collaborative, prioritizing agility, code simplicity, operational excellence, and consistently high-quality software delivery.

• Delivers complex, well-tested, and reliable product features with minimal oversight.

• Excels at breaking down large problems and demonstrates depth across software development lifecycle phases, including concept, design, testing, and deployment.

• Develops solutions and optimizations that improve performance across the full application stack.

• Comfortable independently triaging complex issues across multiple environments in a fast-paced, dynamic setting.

• Actively engages in pair programming, daily standups, sprint retrospectives, backlog grooming, and user story mapping.

Required Skills/Experience:

• 5+ years of experience building highly scalable, high-performing applications using Java, Spring Boot, and Gradle with strong object-oriented design skills.

• Experience with Test Driven Development (TDD), including writing unit and integration tests using JUnit, Mockito, and/or the Spock Framework.

• Experience with streaming and messaging platforms such as Kafka, RabbitMQ, or Google Pub/Sub.

• Strong experience with CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins or GitHub Actions.

• Experience designing distributed application architectures that leverage NoSQL data stores such as Apache Cassandra for high throughput at scale.

• Experience with search and indexing systems such as Apache Solr for large-scale data access and query performance.

Desired Skills/Experience

• Strong communicator and collaborator who works effectively across cross-functional teams, proactively brings ideas to the table, and takes initiative rather than waiting to be directed.

• Experience with front-end technologies, including JavaScript, ReactJS, and NodeJS.

• Experience with container platforms such as Docker.

• Experience designing, testing, and deploying scalable solutions on Google Cloud Platform utilizing services such as BigQuery, Cloud Functions, Cloud Run, and Dataflow.

• Experience with off-heap caching solutions such as Memcached.

• Experience leveraging AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot to accelerate development workflows.

• Ability to triage and manage complex production issues

• Access to hundreds of clients, most of whom have been working with Genesis10 for 5-20+ years.
• The opportunity to have a 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)