Lead Java Developer

Job Title

Lead Java Fullstack Developer

Job Location

Berkeley Heights, NJ

Job Type

Only Full Time with Photon

About Us

For the past 20 years, we have powered many Digital Experiences for the Fortune 500. Since 1999, we have grown from a few people to more than 4000 team members across the globe that are engaged in various Digital Modernization. Our current focus and innovation in Digital Hyper expansion TM offers nearly limitless opportunities for career growth. For a brief 1-minute video about us, you can check out https://youtu.be/uJWBWQZEA6o.

Job Summary

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field .
• 5+ years of professional frontend development experience, with at least 2 years building production UIs using React or Vue.js
• Strong Java experience (5+ years) with familiarity building and integrating with Java backends (Spring Boot preferred), knowledge in PHP will be beneficial.
• Hands‑on experience with TypeScript (recommended) or modern JavaScript (ES6+).
• Proven experience designing and implementing responsive, accessible, and performant user interfaces.
• Solid experience with component-based UI architecture and state management (Redux, Context API, Zustand, Vuex, Pinia).
• Experience consuming and integrating with RESTful APIs; able to design API contracts in partnership with backend teams.
• Proficient with modern frontend tooling: Webpack, Vite, Babel, ESLint, Prettier, and package managers (npm, yarn).
• Experience writing unit and integration tests for UI code (Jest, React Testing Library, Vue Test Utils)
• Strong CSS skills, including layout, responsive design and CSS methodologies (Sass/SCSS, CSS Modules, Styled Components, Tailwind).
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automated build/deploy processes.
• Good understanding of browser rendering, performance profiling and optimization techniques.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills; experience working in Agile teams.