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Core Java Developer

Date Posted: Jan 14, 2026

Job #1685328
Contract
Houston, Texas, USA
58 - 62 per hour (USD)

Top-tier Investment Bank is seeking a hands-on, business focused developer who can deliver long-term projects as well as being responsive to short turnaround requests from the trading desks.

The successful candidate will demonstrate experience in software development in a high pressure, time critical environment with skills in the of the following areas.
Required Skills and Experience:

3-7 years of Application development on Java
Excellent understanding of Java Core concepts, including memory management, multi-threading, and new language features up to Java 7 or Java 8.
Experience with Java services libraries and frameworks, such as REST based services, JAX-RS, JMS, Bootstrap, Hibernate, etc
Proficiency in Unix/Linux environments, ability to navigate the system, investigate processes and logs, manage crontab scheduled jobs, etc.
Experience with full development lifecycle and tools, including Git, Jira, Jenkins, Ant, Maven, TeamCity.
Experience of a project life-cycle, including breaking requirements down into technical deliverables and estimating required effort.
Experience with Test-Driven Development (TDD) using tools such as JUnit and mocking frameworks.
Excellent communication skills and enthusiasm to work in globally distributed team environments.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
B.S. or M.S. (Computer Science preferred).

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