Java Application Architect

Bright Vision Technologies•Centennial, CO

4d•$100,000 - $150,000•Remote

About The Position

Bright Vision Technologies is seeking a Java Application Architect to architect, design, develop, and maintain enterprise-grade web applications and distributed systems at significant scale and across multiple business domains. The role covers the end-to-end engineering lifecycle, from translating business requirements into technical designs and writing production-quality code to deploying cloud-native services and supporting them throughout their operational lifespan. The successful candidate will bring backend expertise in Java and the Spring ecosystem, alongside hands-on experience building responsive, component-driven front-end applications with modern JavaScript frameworks. The role works closely with product managers, architects, DevOps engineers, and developers in an Agile environment to deliver secure, high-quality, performant applications that support strategic business outcomes. The position is 100% remote in the U.S., full-time, and direct W2, with an annual salary range of $100,000–$150,000. The employer cannot sponsor new H-1B visa petitions; U.S. citizens, green card holders, EAD holders, and H-1B transfer candidates are encouraged to apply.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a closely related technical discipline.
Five or more years of professional software development experience building production-grade enterprise applications.
Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, computational complexity, and end-to-end system design principles.
Advanced working knowledge of Java versions 11 and 17, Spring Boot, and clean, idiomatic RESTful API design.
Production-level experience designing and operating microservices architectures, including service decomposition, inter-service communication, and observability patterns.
Experience developing front-end applications using React.
Strong SQL skills and experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, or SQL Server, including query tuning and schema design.
Experience with CI/CD tooling and Git-based version control workflows, including branching strategies, code reviews, and release management.
Hands-on experience deploying applications to at least one major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or GCP), including familiarity with managed services, networking, and identity primitives.
Strong debugging, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis skills, including methodical investigation and clear documentation of findings.

Nice To Haves

Working familiarity with Angular or Vue.
Experience designing and operating event-driven architectures using Kafka, RabbitMQ, or equivalent streaming platforms.
Familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes in production environments.
Exposure to distributed system design principles such as eventual consistency, CAP trade-offs, idempotency, and saga patterns.
Experience writing automation tests using modern frameworks and contributing to test-driven and behavior-driven development practices.

Responsibilities

Design, build, and refine scalable, independently deployable, observable Java 11/17 and Spring Boot microservices aligned with enterprise architecture.
Write secure, tested, production-quality code that follows coding standards and design patterns and incorporates input validation, authentication, and encryption at rest and in transit.
Develop responsive, component-based front-end applications using React or equivalent frameworks, with attention to user experience, accessibility, browser compatibility, and desktop and mobile performance.
Design and implement RESTful APIs and event-driven integrations, including service contracts, versioning, and error-handling semantics.
Participate in architecture and design discussions and assess trade-offs involving scalability, resiliency, maintainability, and cost efficiency.
Measure and optimize application performance, database queries, JVM parameters, and API throughput; identify bottlenecks and apply targeted improvements.
Implement and maintain front-end state management patterns such as Redux, Context API, or NgRx.
Develop automated unit, integration, contract, and functional tests using tools such as JUnit, Mockito, Jest, and Cypress.
Contribute to CI/CD pipeline design and deployment automation using tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps.
Identify bottlenecks, technical debt, and architectural weaknesses, and drive remediation through refactoring proposals, design documents, and engineering initiatives.
Participate in Agile/Scrum activities, including sprint planning, standups, backlog refinement, demos, and retrospectives.
Maintain technical documentation, including architecture diagrams, API specifications, deployment guides, and runbooks.