Full Stack Associate Developer

Dexian is recruiting for a Full Stack Associate Developer role. The role focuses on full-stack application development, including backend API work and frontend features, in a regulated financial environment.

Responsibilities

• Associate Full Stack Developer building Java Spring Boot REST APIs and frontend features, integrating relational databases

Preferred

• AI tool exposure like GitHub copilot is a plus
• Familiarity with messaging concepts (Kafka/JMS) is a plus
• AI coding tools
• GitHub Copilot
• Messaging concepts
• Kafka
• JMS

Company

• IT staffing and workforce solutions provider
• Mclean, Virginia, USA
• https://dexian.com/
• Founded in 1994
• 1001-5000 employees

Qualifications

• Early career to developing engineer with ~2-4 years of Hands on experience in full stack application development
• Demonstrates strong fundamentals, willingness to learn Client standards, and the ability to grow with guidance from senior engineers
• Comfortable working in Agile teams, taking ownership of assigned stories and tasks
• Solid understanding of Java and Spring Boot fundamentals
• Experience building or modifying RESTful APIs
• Basic knowledge of microservices concepts (service boundaries, configuration, logging)
• Uses structured logging and understands basic error handling
• Working knowledge of Angular or React (components, services, state basics)
• Ability to build simple UI features and integrate them with backend APIs
• Understanding of basic UI/UX principles and accessibility awareness (at least at a conceptual level)
• Ability to write basic to intermediate SQL queries:
• SELECT, JOINs
• WHERE clauses
• GROUP BY / ORDER BY
• Understands relational database concepts (tables, indexes, primary/foreign keys)
• Comfortable using an IDE (IntelliJ, VS Code, or Eclipse)
• Familiar with Git (branching, pull requests, resolving conflicts)
• Exposure to unit testing (JUnit / Jest or similar)
• Basic understanding of CI/CD pipelines and deployment workflows
• General familiarity with cloud environments (AWS or similar)
• High level understanding of containers (Docker) and platform concepts (OpenShift/Kubernetes) is sufficient
• Explain actual project work they have contributed to (academic, personal, or professional)
• Walk through code they have written . There should be sample projects in their IDE and should be good enough to showcase his/her skills. A Hello world program is not acceptable
• Answer basic Java, SQL, and frontend questions without relying on memorized answers
• clarity of thought and fundamentals are required
• Communicates clearly with team members and mentors
• Open to feedback and actively incorporates suggestions
• Understands the importance of quality, security, and reliability in a regulated financial environment
• Shows accountability for deliverables and timelines, even for smaller assignments
• Only candidates with strong practical understanding and real project exposure will be considered
• Clarity of thought and fundamentals are required
• AI tool exposure like GitHub copilot is a plus
• Familiarity with messaging concepts (Kafka/JMS) is a plus
• Early career to developing engineer with ~2-4 years of Hands on experience in full stack application development.

Required skills

• AWS, Angular, Docker, Git, JUnit/Jest, Java, Kubernetes/OpenShift, Microservices, RESTful APIs, React, SQL, Spring Boot

Experience

• 2-4 years