Java Application Developer Jobs in Glen Allen, VA

In business since 2000, LanceSoft is a nationally certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) that has established itself as a pioneer in providing highly scalable, cost-effective workforce solutions to a diverse set of customers across various industries in the United States. Headquartered in Virginia, LanceSoft currently operates out of several locations in the US and Canada.

Essential Responsibilities: 

You will be responsible for programming a feature and or a small feature set. You will contribute to 

the team and works with direction from the Senior Team Members or management but works 

independently. 

In this role you will: 

Act as a member of the Software Center of Excellence, representing the face of high quality 

design and development practices

Develop high performing, scaling and innovative end-to-end web applications 

Collaborate with system engineers, front-end developers and software developers to implement solutions that are aligned with and extend shared platforms and solutions 

Apply principles of SDLC and methodologies like Lean/Agile/XP, CI, Software and Product Security, Scalability, Documentation Practices, refactoring and Testing Techniques 

Writes codes that meets standards and delivers desired functionality using the technology 

selected for the project 

Build features such as web services and Queries on existing tables 

Understand performance parameters and assess application performance 

Work on core data structures and algorithms and implement them using language of choice

Technical Expertise:

Strong knowledge of OOD/OOP software design patterns and principles

Strong knowledge of Java 6+ and Java open-source software components

Experience with JUnit and writing unit tests

Experience with multiple Spring technologies such as Spring Framework, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Spring Data, Spring MVC, etc.

Comfortable working in the presentation-tier. HTML, CSS, JQuery, AJAX, JavaScript, AngularJS.

Web Services experience in REST (JSON, WADL) and SOAP (JAXB, WSDL, XML)

Knowledge of Relational Database modeling and concepts (SQL, referential integrity, etc.)

Experience with Relational Database Management Systems such as Postgres, MySQL, SQL Server, and/or Oracle.

Experience with Java Object-Relation Mapping (JPA, Hibernate, EclipseLink, OpenJPA)

Experience with NoSQL databases such as MongoDB is a plus

Have a solid understanding of the underlying infrastructure needed to run a large distributed web application

Has the ability to break down problems and estimate time for development tasks

Has the ability to make basic technology choices based on experience

Demonstrates awareness about competitors and industry

Has the ability to take ownership of small tasks and deliver without supervision while using their discretion to seek help when necessary

Voices opinions and presents clear rationale. Uses data or factual evidence to influence

Recognizes collaborative behavior and participates in collaborative activities

Learns organization vision statement and decision making framework. Able to understand how team and personal goals/objectives contribute to the organization vision

Qualifications/Requirements:

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or in "STEM" Majors (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)

A minimum of 2 years of professional experience in software development

Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen

Must be willing to travel when required

Must be willing to work out of an office located in Glen Allen, VA

Desired Characteristics:

Experience working with Agile software development methodologies (Scrum, XP)

Dedication to quality

Strong problem solving abilities

High energy, results driven person with strong interpersonal skills

Excellent communication skills and the ability to interface with more senior co-workers and leadership with confidence and clarity

Able to clearly articulate and document software designs

Must be receptive to feedback and guidance.

Comfortable working in a team and interacting with others.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, gender Identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, pregnancy, or other status protected by law.

We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for this position, however, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

No unsolicited agency referrals please.