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K&K Global Talent Solutions INC.

Senior Java Engineer

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Summary

Onsite Senior Java Engineer role in Toronto (placed via a staffing firm for a Canadian client). Day to day: designing and refactoring Java applications and REST microservices (Spring/Spring Boot) with TDD, JUnit/Mockito testing, and code-quality enforcement via SonarQube, JaCoCo and CI/CD pipelines.

This position is with one of our clients in Canada, who is actively hiring candidates to expand their teams.

Technology: SonarQube and JaCoCo

Location: Onsite (Toronto, ON)

Job Description-

  • Design, develop, and maintain high-quality, maintainable Java applications using clean code principles and established design patterns.
  • Write comprehensive, meaningful unit tests using JUnit and Mockito to ensure code correctness, reliability, and long-term maintainability.
  • Apply test-driven development (TDD) practices to drive design, maximize coverage, and prevent regressions.
  • Champion code quality through thorough code reviews, pair programming, and adherence to coding standards and best practices.
  • Refactor and improve existing codebases to reduce technical debt and enhance readability, performance, and testability.
  • Apply core Java concepts—collections, concurrency and multithreading, generics, streams, exception handling, and JVM memory management to build robust solutions.
  • Integrate automated unit testing, static code analysis, and quality gates into CI/CD pipelines.
  • Use tools such as SonarQube and JaCoCo to measure, enforce, and continuously improve code quality and test coverage.
  • Build modular, reusable, and testable applications and APIs (REST web services) in Java.
  • Collaborate with architects, business and application analysts, operations teams, and testing specialists to deliver reliable, secure, high-quality solutions.
  • Diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve complex technical, performance, and reliability issues.
  • Ensure information security standards and requirements are incorporated into all solutions.
  • Stay current with emerging technologies, including AI-assisted development and automated test generation, and evaluate how they can improve quality and productivity.

Skills Required:

  • 5+ years of software development experience in Java, spanning the full application development life cycle.
  • Strong command of core Java concepts, including collections, concurrency/multithreading, generics, streams, lambdas, exception handling, and JVM memory management.
  • Proven, hands-on experience writing effective unit tests with JUnit and mocking frameworks such as Mockito.
  • Solid understanding of test-driven development (TDD), test automation, and continuous testing practices.
  • Deep commitment to code quality, clean code, SOLID principles, and design patterns.
  • Experience with static code analysis and code coverage tools such as SonarQube and JaCoCo.
  • Experience building RESTful APIs and microservices using frameworks such as Spring / Spring Boot.
  • Experience with build tools such as Maven or Gradle.
  • Experience with source code management tools such as Git and Bitbucket.
  • Experience integrating automated tests and quality checks into CI/CD pipelines (for example, Jenkins).
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and technical documentation skills.
  • Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, cross-functional Agile environment.

Nice to Have (Added Advantage):

  • Experience using AI-assisted development tools (for example, GitHub Copilot) to accelerate coding and testing.
  • Experience with AI-powered or automated unit test generation frameworks (for example, Diffblue Cover, EvoSuite, or similar) is a strong added advantage.
  • Experience with integration, performance, and contract testing tools.
  • Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
  • Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS.
  • Knowledge of security scanning tools such as SonarQube, JFrog Xray, or similar.
  • Knowledge of the financial and insurance industries.

Note: Applicants for employment in Canada should possess work authorization which does not require sponsorship by the employer for a visa

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