Java Software Engineer Location: Irvine, California (Remote) Employment Type: Contract Job#: 3031023 Role Overview We are seeking a developer to support the design, development, deployment, and ongoing support of enterprise applications. This role is a blend of application development and operational support, requiring Java and Spring Boot experience alongside hands-on DevOps and Linux skills. The ideal candidate is a hands-on individual contributor who can work with moderate direction, identify issues, and contribute to building and supporting reliable systems. Key Responsibilities - Design, develop, enhance, and maintain backend applications using Java and Spring Boot. - Build and support microservices-based architectures. - Apply concurrency programming concepts and test-driven development (TDD) practices. - Participate in application design and technical documentation. - Collaborate on project timelines and implementation plans. - Perform unit testing, system testing, and support production releases. - Support and maintain applications in Linux-based environments. - Write and maintain shell scripts to support operational workflows. - Work with deployment and automation tools including Terraform, Ansible, Docker, and Kubernetes. - Support CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes. - Troubleshoot application and environment issues. Required Qualifications Experience: This is a mid-level individual contributor role requiring comfort working with moderate direction in a collaborative team environment. Technical Skills: The following are required for this position. - Experience with Java and Spring Boot. - Experience building and supporting microservices. - Working knowledge of Python. - Understanding of CI/CD pipelines. - Linux fundamentals and shell scripting experience. - Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes. - Familiarity with Terraform and/or Ansible. - Understanding of SDLC and enterprise development practices. Preferred Qualifications - Cloud platform experience. - Exposure to AI or ML-related development. - Experience supporting enterprise-scale applications. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status. Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click here for more details. Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Apex team member can provide. Employee Type: Contract Remote: Yes Location: Irvine, CA, US Pay Range: $65 - $65 per hour Role Overview We are seeking a developer to support the design, development, deployment, and ongoing support of enterprise applications. This role is a blend of application development and operational support, requiring Java and Spring Boot experience alongside hands-on DevOps and Linux skills. The ideal candidate is a hands-on individual contributor who can work with moderate direction, identify issues, and contribute to building and supporting reliable systems. Key Responsibilities - Design, develop, enhance, and maintain backend applications using Java and Spring Boot. - Build and support microservices-based architectures. - Apply concurrency programming concepts and test-driven development (TDD) practices. - Participate in application design and technical documentation. - Collaborate on project timelines and implementation plans. - Perform unit testing, system testing, and support production releases. - Support and maintain applications in Linux-based environments. - Write and maintain shell scripts to support operational workflows. - Work with deployment and automation tools including Terraform, Ansible, Docker, and Kubernetes. - Support CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes. - Troubleshoot application and environment issues. Required Qualifications Experience: This is a mid-level individual contributor role requiring comfort working with moderate direction in a collaborative team environment. Technical Skills: The following are required for this position. - Experience with Java and Spring Boot. - Experience building and supporting microservices. - Working knowledge of Python. - Understanding of CI/CD pipelines. - Linux fundamentals and shell scripting experience. - Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes. - Familiarity with Terraform and/or Ansible. - Understanding of SDLC and enterprise development practices. Preferred Qualifications - Cloud platform experience. - Exposure to AI or ML-related development. - Experience supporting enterprise-scale applications. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status. Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click here for more details. Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Apex team member can provide.

GC AI is the fastest-growing and most trusted legal AI platform for in-house legal teams. We're building the future of legal work, and we're doing it fast. You'll join at a pivotal moment—when decisions matter, impact is immediate, and the runway to shape your career is wide open. We’re a high-performing team where you'll have real ownership and influence from day one. More than 1,300 companies use GC AI to drive their business forward, including 150+ public companies, 25+ unicorns, and brands such as News Corp, Miro, Bass Pro Shops, Snyk, Skims, Liquid Death, Vercel, Zscaler, and TIME. We've 10x'd revenue in 12 months, raised a $60 million Series B ($555 million valuation), and are growing faster than ever. We are backed by incredible investors, including Scale Venture Partners, Northzone, Sound Ventures, and Guillermo Rauch, CEO of Vercel. If you thrive when the stakes are high and the path isn't paved, you'll love it here. Our six guiding principles are: 1% better every day, customer obsession, ship today, find a way, care deeply, and own it completely. Come shape the future of legal work with us. Location We are hiring for this role to be based in the United States or Canada. This is a remote role unless you fall within the following parameters. If you live within approximately 50 miles of our San Mateo, CA or Provo, UT office, the position follows a hybrid schedule with in-office days on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. About The Role We're looking for a Software Engineer who's passionate about building products that transform how knowledge work gets done. As a key member of our engineering team, you'll have end-to-end ownership of features that directly impact thousands of lawyers' daily work. You’ll work directly with the founding team on building the future of legal work. Why This Role Matters Legal teams today are drowning in work. Our platform changes that, but only if we build it right. You'll be crafting the systems that make sophisticated legal work feel simple and intuitive. Your code won't just ship features; it will fundamentally change how legal teams operate, making their work faster, smarter, and more impactful. What You'll Do - Design and implement full-stack features that blend elegant UX with robust backend systems. - Architect scalable solutions across our entire tech stack (React, TypeScript, Node.js). - Shape our technical direction, making crucial decisions about architecture and infrastructure. - Build and optimize cloud-native systems using GCP. - Mentor and uplift other engineers through thoughtful code reviews and knowledge sharing. - Drive innovation in both our codebase and the legal tech industry as a whole. Impact You'll Have - Own mission-critical surfaces end-to-end from API to UI that lawyers use daily to review, draft, and advise. - Turn customer feedback into shippable specs and ship quickly, improving quality while shrinking lead time for change. - Raise the reliability bar (observability, testing, fallbacks) so complex AI features behave predictably in high-stakes moments. - Help build the leading legal AI platform for in-house teams. Required Experience - 3+ years of experience building production-grade web applications. - Strong expertise in modern JavaScript/TypeScript, and React. - Deep understanding of React and frontend architecture. - Experience with cloud platforms (GCP). - Track record of designing scalable backend systems. - History of making architectural decisions that stood the test of time. Nice to Have - Experience with modern ORMs (Drizzle/Prisma) and API design. - Knowledge of DevOps practices. - Background in building secure, compliant systems. - Familiarity with AI/LLM integrations. - Experience mentoring other engineers. - Understanding of legal tech or B2B SaaS. The Mindset - Problem Solver: You come alive tackling complex challenges without obvious solutions. - Ownership-Driven: You take initiative without needing direction and focus on outcomes. - Continuous Learner: Your curiosity drives you to constantly level up your engineering skills. - Startup DNA: You thrive in fast-paced environments where responsibilities evolve. What We Offer Growth & Impact - Shape the future of a rapidly growing startup - Direct collaboration with founding team - Real influence on company strategy and direction - A voice that matters - your ideas will be heard and implemented Environment & Benefits - Competitive salary, equity and healthcare - We’re a hybrid company — many roles are remote-friendly, while some teams require meeting in person a couple of days a week in the Bay Area office. - High-energy, joyful team environment Career Development - Mentorship and learning opportunities - Clear path for growth in an expanding company - Exposure to cutting-edge technologies and practices - Freedom to innovate and own crucial systems A Note On Pace We’re building something new in a once-in-a-generation shift in technology and the legal industry, so we move at a relentless pace. We expect urgency, ownership, and good judgment even when things aren’t perfectly clear. If you need structure and consensus to do your best work, this isn’t the right place for you. If you thrive in ambiguity and growth, work with intensity, and want real responsibility, keep reading. We’re excited to meet you. Compensation GC AI's compensation package includes a competitive base salary benchmarked against real-time market data, as well as meaningful equity and excellent benefits for all full-time roles. Our US-based compensation range for this role is $165,000 – $350,000. This range spans four levels, from mid-level to Principal. Final compensation will vary based on leveling, market conditions, geographic location, and candidate qualifications, including relevant knowledge, skills, and experience assessed during the interview process. These compensation bands are just the starting point. After someone joins and proves they’re an exceptional performer, we adjust quickly to ensure their compensation aligns with their impact. Equal Opportunity Employment GC AI is an equal opportunity employer that supports workplace diversity and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender identity/expression, national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, physical or mental disability, or any other protected class. GC AI is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical and mental disabilities. #LI-GCAI Fraud Notice to GC AI Applicants To protect yourself against phishing and recruitment fraud, please note that GC AI only accepts job applications through our official careers page at https://gc.ai/careers and through sponsored jobs on LinkedIn. All legitimate communication from our team regarding job opportunities will come from a GC AI team member with a @gc.ai or @getgc.ai email address. GC AI will never: - Refer you to external websites to apply - Conduct interviews over email, chat platforms, or messaging apps - Ask you to provide payment or purchase equipment - Request personal or financial information such as your mailing address, social security number, credit card numbers, or banking information during the application process Examples of fraudulent email addresses: - info.gcai.careers.com@gmail.com - info.gc.aicareers.online.com@gmail.com - Any email address ending in @gmail.com, @yahoo.com, or other free email services If you are contacted by someone claiming to be from GC AI via an unofficial channel or from a suspicious email address, please do not share any information. Mark the communication as "phishing" or "spam" and do not respond.

• Own quality for a realistic Search Atlas slice consisting of 6 Express microservices and a Next.js frontend • Evaluate and refine our QABot AI test automation package, identifying and fixing deliberate architectural flaws • Drive the adoption and fluency of Stagehand and Playwright across the engineering organization • Identify and resolve complex bugs across three difficulty tiers (Easy, Medium, and Hard) using distributed traces and CI reports • Translate technical diagnostic findings and architectural judgments into Executive Briefings and Agent Evaluation reports • Analyze pre-generated ops artifacts, including trend analysis and distributed telemetry, to maintain high system reliability

About the Team: The Real-time Architectures, Integration, and Demonstration (RAID) Group focuses on transition of algorithms from concept to real-time software, providing open architecture expertise, and facilitating integration of capabilities for experimentation, test, and deployment. The Role: As a Principal Software Engineer, you will lead technical teams developing real-time software for advanced RF sensor systems. You will architect software solutions compliant with open architecture standards, lead the transition of algorithms from concept to real-time implementation, and mentor junior engineers. What you will do: - Lead technical teams in architecting, developing, and deploying real-time RF sensor software derived from diverse sources - Transition advanced algorithms from MATLAB/Python prototypes to optimized production C/C++ implementations within open architecture frameworks - Optimize software performance for real-time, resource-constrained systems with strict latency requirements - Architect communication infrastructure and data flows for distributed processing systems - Lead end-to-end open system integration efforts including hardware-in-the-loop testing, ensuring seamless integration across distributed architectures, external systems, and hardware platforms - Conduct design reviews, code reviews, and technical risk assessments and ensure software compliance with open architecture standards and frameworks - Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior and mid-level engineers - Write technical reports, create briefings, and present results to sponsors and senior management - Interface with customers, program managers, and stakeholders to define technical requirements - Lead proposal development efforts including technical approach definition, cost estimation, and white paper development - Collaborate with algorithm developers, systems engineers, RF hardware engineers, and integration teams across programs - Stay current with emerging technologies and best practices in real-time software development - Support approximately 20% travel for customer meetings, integration events, and field demonstrations Who you are: - Active clearance at the Secret level with ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance, for which U.S. citizenship is needed by the US government - BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or a related field with a minimum of 5-10+ years of relevant work experience depending on degree (BS +10 years, MS +8 years, PhD +5 years) - Experience in two or more of the following areas: - Professional software development, C++ for high-performance real-time applications, real-time software for signal processing or sensing applications, Architecture development, leading complex software development efforts, open systems architecture integration, hardware / software integration, proposal leadership Even Better: - Active Top Secret Security Clearance (TS/SCI preferred) - Strong testing mindset with experience in unit testing, integration testing, and continuous testing frameworks - Experience with: - Multithreaded programming, distributed systems, performance optimization - Real-time constraints, latency budgets, and deterministic behavior - RF signal processing concepts - GPU programming and optimization (CUDA, OpenCL) - Containerization, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps practices - Linux and embedded systems development - MATLAB and/or Python for algorithm prototyping Join us and be part of a team that's making an impact at the forefront of technology and innovation. Come be part of our mission to drive innovation and make a difference in the world. Pay Information Full-Time Salary Range: $206,000 - $284,000 The salary range listed is based on external market data. Offers are based on factors, such as but not limited to, the candidate’s experience, education, training, key skills/critical skills, security clearances, and prevailing market and business conditions. STR is a growing technology company with locations near Boston, MA, Arlington, VA, near Dayton, OH, Melbourne, FL, and Carlsbad, CA. We specialize in advanced research and development for defense, intelligence, and national security in: cyber; next generation sensors, radar, sonar, communications, and electronic warfare; and artificial intelligence algorithms and analytics to make sense of the complexity that is exploding around us. STR is committed to creating a collaborative learning environment that supports deep technical understanding and recognizes the contributions and achievements of all team members. Our work is challenging, and we go home at night knowing that we pushed the envelope of technology and made the world safer. STR is not just any company. Our people, culture, and attitude along with their unique set of skills, experiences, and perspectives put us on a trajectory to change the world. We can't do it alone, though - we need fellow trailblazers. If you are one, join our team and help to keep our society safe! Visit us at www.str.us for more info. STR is an equal opportunity employer. We are fully dedicated to hiring the most qualified candidate regardless of race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation and pregnancy), marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any portion of the employment process, email us at appassist@str.us and provide your contact info. Pursuant to applicable federal law and regulations, positions at STR require employees to obtain national security clearances and satisfy the requirements for compliance with export control and other applicable laws.