Java Developer (Healthcare)
Digital Links IncRockville, MD
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Job Description
Job Description:
Role: Java Developer
Location: Rockville, MD (Onsite)
Java Developer to design
Seeking an experienced Java Developer to design, develop, and maintain scalable healthcare data exchange solutions (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources) APIs. The ideal candidate will be a collaborative team member who contributes to a multidisciplinary engineering group focused on secure, high-performance interoperability for public health and clinical data exchange initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
- Collaborate closely with other developers, architects, QA engineers, and DevOps staff to deliver high- quality, maintainable software.
- Design, develop, compliant REST APIs using Java and Spring Boot.
- Build and maintain data transformations between internal data models and FHIR resource structures.
- Design and implement data transformation pipelines to process diverse data formats-including TSV, XML, JSON, CSV.
- Develop reusable data parsing, normalization, and validation components to support scalable ETL/ELT workflows in clinical and public health data exchange contexts.
- Optimize API performance, scalability, and reliability through code tuning, caching, and asynchronous processing.
- Maintain clear documentation for APIs, data models, deployment, and versioning.
- Troubleshoot and resolve interoperability issues, FHIR validation errors, and integration defects.
- Participate in peer reviews, knowledge-sharing sessions, and team retrospectives to promote continuous improvement.
- Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and DevOps automation for build, test, and deployment processes.
Required Skills & Qualifications
- Minimum 5 years of professional software development experience.
- Strong proficiency in Java (Java 11 or higher).
- Hands-on experience with Spring Boot, Spring MVC, and JPA/Hibernate.
- Solid understanding of RESTful API design, JSON, and XML data exchange.
- Experience building robust data transformation workflows (e.g., parsing, mapping, and serializing TSV, CSV, JSON, XML, NDJSON).
- Ability to implement schema-driven transformations and validation logic using tools such as JAXB, Jackson, or custom parsers.
- Practical experience with API security (OAuth2, JWT, HTTPS, authentication/authorization patterns).
- Proficiency in relational databases (Oracle, PostgreSQL, or MySQL) and complex SQL queries.
- Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments using JIRA and GitLab or equivalent tools.
- Proven ability to work collaboratively within a team, mentor peers, and support collective problem-solving.
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to debug complex integration issues.
Desired Skills & Experience
- Exposure to continuous testing and API monitoring tools.
- Bonus: Experience with JavaScript and TypeScript for light frontend development or full-stack integration.
- Bonus: Familiarity with modern frontend frameworks such as React, Angular, or Vue for building healthcare dashboards or API testing interfaces.
- Bonus: Demonstrated ability to collaborate across cross-functional teams including UX, analytics, and operations.
- Bonus: Experience working with AWS services (e.g., Lambda, API Gateway, S3, RDS) to build cloud-native applications.
- Bonus: Hands-on experience with Serverless Framework for deploying and managing serverless applications in AWS.
- Bonus: Understanding of cloud security best practices, IAM policies, and HIPAA-compliant cloud architectures.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
- Certifications in Java, Spring, or FHIR are advantageous.
Work Environment
- Collaborative, inclusive, and mission-driven environment focused on public health data modernization.
- Team-based development approach emphasizing shared ownership, peer learning, and open communication.
- Opportunities for cross-functional collaboration and continuous learning.
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