Java Developer

Contract Duration: 6 months with intent to convert

Start Date: February 16, 2026

End Date: August 16, 2026

Location: Downtown Montreal

Compensation: $50–$65/hour

Eligibility Requirement:

Candidates must be able to work 4 days/week in Montreal

Overview

We are looking for experienced Java Developers to join a collaborative engineering team focused on building, enhancing, and supporting enterprise-grade applications. This role involves hands-on development across distributed systems, cloud platforms, and Windows-based environments, with exposure to DevOps and reliability engineering practices.

Responsibilities

• Build, enhance, and support Java-based applications using modern frameworks and platforms, including cloud and enterprise environments
• Develop and maintain microservices and backend services with a focus on scalability, reliability, and performance
• Participate in technical investigations and solution design to address system issues and reduce long-term technical debt
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams—including product, engineering, and reliability teams—to plan, estimate, and deliver work
• Provide advanced application support for complex production issues
• Maintain clear technical documentation for application changes and enhancements
• Contribute to DevOps and SRE initiatives to improve deployment pipelines, monitoring, and operational efficiency

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience developing and supporting web-based or full-stack applications in production environments
• 3–5 years of hands-on experience with Java, Spring, and cloud-based microservices architectures
• Strong experience with modern development and integration tools such as GitHub, Kafka, API gateways, and container platforms
• Solid understanding of authentication and authorization mechanisms (OAuth, certificates, directory-based security, etc.)
• Experience working with RESTful and SOAP-based services and HTTP protocols
• Proven experience deploying applications to production using CI/CD pipelines and release management processes
• Working knowledge of DevOps tooling for build automation, deployment, monitoring, and incident troubleshooting

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in Agile delivery environments from concept through production release
• Comfortable collaborating within cross-functional teams and adapting to evolving priorities