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Contract: Independent Contractor
Schedule: Monday to Friday from 8AM to 5PM with 1 hour unpaid break
Client Timezone: NY, NY
We’re hiring a Java Developer to join our client’sremote team as a long-term Independent Contractor. This is a uniqueopportunity to work on impactful projects in the insurance tech space, with theflexibility of freelance work and the consistency of a full-time schedule.
You’ll be part of a collaborative, engineering-focusedenvironment where clean code, continuous improvement, and customer success areat the core of everything we do. If you're driven, detail-oriented, andpassionate about solving real-world problems through software—read on.
What you’ll do:
- Design and build custom platform extensions, batch jobs, and conversion tools
- Collaborate with implementation consultants and delivery managers to scope and estimate work
- Support production environments and troubleshoot issues as needed
- Write automated unit and integration tests using JUnit and Mockito
- Manually test features where automated coverage isn't sufficient
- Document solutions and contribute to internal knowledge sharing using Confluence
- Track and manage work using Jira
- Work closely with the broader implementation team to ensure successful project delivery
- Escalate issues proactively to meet SLAs
- Follow company policies around information security and compliance
What we’re looking for:
- 3+ years of professional experience in software development
- Strong proficiency in Java 8+ and SQL, hands-on experience with Spring or Guice for dependency injection
- Solid background in unit testing with JUnit and mocking frameworks like Mockito
- Familiarity with JPA/Hibernate or similar ORM frameworks
- Working knowledge of REST, SOAP, and machine-to-machine communication
- Experience with Git or Mercurial for version control
- Understanding of object-oriented design principles and patterns (SOLID, encapsulation, etc.)
- Experience with build tools like Maven, Ant, or Gradle and exposure to application containers such as Tomcat or Wildfly
- Comfortable working in a Unix-based shell environment
Nice to have (not required):
- Experience with Google Web Toolkit (GWT)
- Familiarity with Apache Camel, Liquibase/Flyway
- Exposure to CSS for front-end tweaks
- Knowledge of APM tools like DataDog or Dynatrace
- Background in insurance or financial services
- Agile development experience
- Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
The perks:
- 100% remote work – no commuting, ever
- Flexible, steady freelance arrangement
- Immediate hiring – get started right away
- Work with a modern tech stack on real-world problems
- Autonomy and trust – do your best work without micromanagement
Please note: As an Independent Contractor, you'll use yourown computer and internet connection, and manage your own taxes and benefits.Hourly rate will be based on your experience and performance in the hiringprocess.
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