Job Openings SPRING BOOT – TECHNICAL SPECIALIST (HANDS-ON SME)

About the job SPRING BOOT – TECHNICAL SPECIALIST (HANDS-ON SME)

FuntoNetwork IT Consulting
Empowering Businesses with Innovative IT Solutions

Position: Spring Boot Technical Specialist (Hands‑on SME)
Department: Software Development – Center of Excellence
Location: San Leandro, CA (Hybrid – 3 days onsite per week)
Type: Contract, Full‑Time (40+ hours/week)
Reports To: Engagement Manager (FuntoNetwork) / Client Chief Architect
Tech Stack: Spring Boot, Java 17+, MongoDB, Oracle, Kafka, Kubernetes, OpenShift (OCP), BDD, Git Copilot, AI Tools

Regional Strategy: East Bay Engineering Center of Excellence

This role is a senior subject matter expert position embedded at a premier client site in San Leandro, CA. The client is building a next‑generation, cloud‑native platform and requires a deep specialist in Spring Boot who can serve as the go‑to authority for architecture, design, and complex problem resolution. This is not a traditional architect role – we need a hands‑on SME who writes code daily, mentors engineers, and drives technical excellence. The East Bay location offers a collaborative, enterprise‑focused environment with close proximity to client executives and engineering leadership.

Location Requirement:

  • Must reside within reasonable daily commute to San Leandro, CA (East Bay). Local candidates only.

Why This Role?

  • Define technical strategy for a flagship platform.
  • Influence tooling, frameworks, and developer productivity.
  • Work with emerging technologies (Git Copilot, AI‑assisted development).

About FuntoNetwork

Our Technical Specialist practice embeds elite engineers into client organizations to solve their most challenging technical problems. These individuals are recognized experts in their domain, combining deep product knowledge with strong communication skills and a consultancy mindset. As a Spring Boot Technical Specialist, you will be trusted to make critical architectural decisions, conduct design reviews, and elevate the overall engineering capability of the client team.

Position Overview

We are seeking a 15+ year veteran with unparalleled expertise in Spring Boot and the Java ecosystem to join a high‑performing team modernizing a mission‑critical financial platform. You will work alongside architects, developers, and DevOps engineers to define and implement best practices for Spring Boot microservices, container orchestration on OpenShift, event streaming with Kafka, and polyglot persistence (MongoDB + Oracle) . You will champion Behavior‑Driven Development (BDD) and leverage AI tools (Git Copilot) to accelerate development. This role requires a hands‑on contributor who is comfortable coding, debugging, and prototyping, not just diagramming. Excellent communication skills are essential, as you will interface with client leadership and present technical recommendations.

Key Responsibilities

  • Technical Leadership: Serve as the primary subject matter expert for Spring Boot and related technologies.
  • Hands‑on Development: Write high‑quality, production‑ready code; lead by example.
  • Architecture & Design: Define microservice boundaries, API contracts, data models, and integration patterns.
  • Mentoring: Coach and mentor junior and senior developers through pair programming, code reviews, and brown‑bag sessions.
  • Framework Standardisation: Establish coding standards, project templates, and reusable libraries.
  • Performance Tuning: Optimize Spring Boot applications for low latency and high throughput.
  • DevOps Integration: Collaborate with platform teams to refine OpenShift deployment strategies, CI/CD pipelines, and monitoring.
  • Innovation: Evaluate and introduce new tools, including Git Copilot, AI‑assisted development, and advanced BDD frameworks.
  • Documentation: Produce architectural decision records (ADRs), runbooks, and knowledge base articles.
  • Client Advisory: Partner with client architects to align technical direction with business goals.

Required Qualifications & Skills

Experience: Minimum 15 years of professional software development experience, with at least 10 years focused on Spring / Spring Boot in enterprise environments.

Technical Proficiency:

  • Java: Expert in Java 17+ (records, sealed classes, pattern matching, streams).
  • Spring Boot: Deep mastery of Spring Boot internals, auto‑configuration, custom starters, actuator, and security.
  • Microservices: Proven experience designing large‑scale microservices ecosystems, including service discovery, distributed tracing, and resilience patterns (circuit breakers, retries).
  • Kafka: Extensive hands‑on with Kafka clients, Kafka Streams, exactly‑once semantics, and integration with Spring Cloud Stream.
  • MongoDB: Advanced schema design, indexing strategies, aggregation pipelines, and transaction management.
  • Oracle: Strong SQL and PL/SQL skills; experience with Oracle RAC and performance tuning.
  • OpenShift / Kubernetes: Deep understanding of container orchestration; experience deploying Spring Boot apps on OCP, customizing Helm charts, and troubleshooting pod/network issues.
  • BDD: Expertise in Cucumber, SpecFlow, or JBehave; ability to drive a BDD culture from requirements to automated tests.
  • AI Tools: Hands‑on experience with GitHub Copilot, Tabnine, or similar AI pair programmers; ability to evaluate and integrate AI tooling into the development workflow.

Soft Skills:

  • Exceptional communication and presentation skills – able to convey complex technical concepts to executives.
  • Strong mentorship and coaching abilities.
  • Strategic thinker with pragmatic execution focus.
  • Adaptable and open to new ideas; continuous learner.

Education: Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related field; Masters degree preferred.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Financial services domain experience – payments, trading, risk, or compliance.
  • Contributions to open‑source Spring projects.
  • Spring Professional Certification from VMware.
  • OpenShift certification (Red Hat Certified Specialist).
  • Experience with GraphQL, gRPC, or RSocket.
  • Knowledge of event sourcing and CQRS with Axon Framework.
  • Previous consulting or technical advisory roles.

Why Join FuntoNetwork?

  • Elite Status: Be recognized as a top‑tier expert in your field.
  • High Impact: Directly influence the success of a major transformation program.
  • Cutting‑Edge Tools: Work with AI‑assisted development, modern Java, and cloud‑native platforms.
  • Thought Leadership: Opportunity to speak at conferences, author white papers, and lead internal guilds.
  • Compensation: Top‑of‑market hourly rate and benefits.

Compensation & Benefits

  • Hourly Rate: $80 – $100/hour (W2), commensurate with experience and demonstrated expertise.
  • Weekly Payroll with direct deposit.
  • Benefits Package: Medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with match, paid holidays, accrued sick leave.
  • Commuter Benefits: Pre‑tax transit/parking.
  • Professional Development: Unlimited access to OReilly Learning, certification vouchers, conference speaking opportunities.

Application Process

We are seeking a true Spring Boot authority.

To apply, please submit:

  1. Resume detailing 15+ years of experience, with explicit emphasis on Spring Boot, Kafka, MongoDB, OpenShift, and BDD.
  2. Cover letter addressing: Describe a time you served as the technical authority for a complex Spring Boot migration or modernization. How did you gain the trust of the client and drive adoption of best practices?
  3. Current location and onsite availability confirmation.
  4. HackerRank readiness confirmation.

Submit your complete application package to:
Samuel Andoh | Account Manager
Email: samuel.andoh@funtonetwork.com
Subject Line: Spring Boot Technical Specialist – [Your Name] – San Leandro

Visa Status: No H1B sponsorship available. Must be U.S. Citizen, Green Card holder, or possess unrestricted work authorization (W2/Independent Consultant only).

Interview Process (Mandatory):

  1. HackerRank Assessment – Advanced Java, Spring Boot, microservices design. FIRST STEP.
  2. TP1 – Panel Interview – Deep dive on Spring internals, Kafka, OpenShift, BDD (90 min, video).
  3. TP2 – Prep Call – Customer discussion readiness review.
  4. Customer Interview – Panels available to close same day.
  5. Face‑to‑Face Client Round – In‑person interview at San Leandro client site. Mandatory.

Work Environment & Expectations

  • Schedule: Hybrid – 3 days onsite per week (client‑specific), 2 days remote.
  • Location: San Leandro, CA.
  • Dress Code: Business casual.
  • Tools: IntelliJ IDEA, VS Code, Git, OpenShift Console, Kafka CLI, Jira, Confluence.

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