Principal Full Stack Engineer (Java, AWS, Postgres)

job summary:

Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Team Collaboration: Demonstrated ability to collaborate optimally within distributed or cross-functional teams.

location: Westlake, Texas
job type: Contract
salary: $81 - 82 per hour
work hours: 8am to 5pm
education: Bachelors
responsibilities:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 8+ years of professional software development experience & 3-5 years of technical leadership experience.
• Strong experience developing and supporting RESTful APIs and microservices using modern Java frameworks (e.g., Spring Boot, Micronaut, Dropwizard).
• Experience designing and implementing scalable backend services leveraging relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, Oracle) with strong SQL and data modeling skills.
• Hands-on experience with enterprise messaging and asynchronous integration patterns using message brokers such as ActiveMQ, Kafka, or similar technologies.
• Solid understanding of distributed systems, API design, service integration, and event-driven architecture.
• Cloud Platforms: Hands-on experience with the AWS cloud ecosystem, including deployment, scaling, and cloud-native architectures.
• Test Automation: Experience implementing automated unit & integration testing using Junit, mocking, BDD frameworks.
• AI-Assisted Development Tools: Familiarity with developer productivity and AI-assisted tools such as GitHub Copilot or similar strongly preferred.
• DevOps & CI/CD: Experience implementing and working with DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines, automation, and infrastructure support strongly preferred

qualifications:

Agile Development: Proven experience working in Agile/Scrum environments, collaborating closely with cross-functional teams.

Financial Services (Preferred): Prior experience in the financial services industry is a strong plus.

skills:

Agile Development,AWS cloud,ActiveMQ,Kafka,API design,AI-assisted tools,Test Automation,scalable backend services,Cloud,cloud-native architectures,CI/CD,CI/CD pipelines,DevOps,DevOps practices,distributed systems,Dropwizard,event-driven architecture,GitHub Copilot,Computer Science,integration testing,Junit,message brokers,microservices,mocking,Oracle,PostgreSQL,relational databases,RESTful APIs,software development,Spring Boot,strong SQL,Communication Skills,Excellent verbal and written communication,troubleshoot,Independently,collaborating,Collaboration,AI-Assisted Development,automation skills,automation,data modeling,Diagnose,Java Full Stack,infrastructure support,Financial Services,Investments,technical leadership,triage

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Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).
This posting is open for thirty (30) days.