Java/Rest APIs /GraphQL Engineer – Contract C2C jobs

Job Title: Java/Rest APIs /GraphQL Engineer

Location: Minneapolis/St. Paul South metro, MN (Hybrid) Locals Only

Contract

Job Description:    

Why You’ll Love This Role:

•              Hybrid flexibility with an innovative, impact-driven team

•              Work on high-visibility mobile app features and strategy

•              Contribute to customer-facing platforms used at scale

•              Opportunity to explore and evaluate emerging technologies

•              Take full ownership of your code, from development to deployment

What You’ll Do:

•              Lead and participate in feature design, integration, testing, and support for web and mobile platforms

•              Collaborate cross-functionally with other engineering teams to define APIs and troubleshoot end-to-end systems

•              Drive innovation by evaluating and incorporating new frameworks, libraries, and tools

•              Contribute clean, well-documented code while promoting best practices

•              Take initiative in debugging complex technical issues and resolving service conflicts

•              Promote team growth through mentorship and shared learning

What You Bring:

Core Qualifications

•              Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)

•              7+ years of software development experience including:

•              Java, Kotlin, Spring, Spring Boot

•              REST API and/or GraphQL development

•              DevOps tools (GitHub Actions, Jenkins), version control with Git

•              Familiarity with testing frameworks and CI/CD practices

Preferred Experience

•              10+ years of professional development experience

•              2+ years with Node.js and/or .NET technologies

•              2+ years in a senior engineering or team leadership role with mentorship responsibilities

Soft Skills & Work Ethic

•              Strong sense of code ownership and responsibility

•              Proactive mindset with willingness to learn and teach

•              Comfortable navigating new technologies and solving difficult technical challenges

•              Passionate about writing clean, maintainable, scalable code

•              Effective team collaborator in Agile development environments