Java Backend Developer at Talan
New York, NY
$100,000–$130,000from the description
Jun 29, 2026
New York, NY
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A six-month contract role building the backend of a centralized Application Monitoring Platform that surfaces real-time data on application health, server performance, and infrastructure metrics to internal development and production support teams. The work centers on designing and developing scalable Java 21 services, building REST APIs consumed by a frontend UI, and integrating with enterprise scheduling tools such as AutoSys. Best suited to an experienced Java backend developer with solid distributed systems and Linux knowledge.
Senior level · 5+ years · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA · Bachelor's required · Contract
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 6,300 people in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 3,300–8,200
Applicant volume Heavy — This req sits in a large pool with little in its requirements to thin it, and auto-apply tools fire at everything in the occupation. Applying early and leading with the rare skills below is what gets read.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $170,499 (middle half $133,523–$210,499). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (9)
This is a 6-month fixed-term contract engagement, not a permanent hire.
The role is hybrid with a minimum of 3 days onsite per week in NYC; fully remote is not permitted.
The degree requirement lists Computer Science, Engineering, Finance, or Quantitative Finance — no 'or equivalent experience' language is used, so it is treated as a hard gate.
Java and Java 21 are listed as separate requirements: 5+ years of Java development experience is the overall gate, while 'strong expertise with Java 21' is called out explicitly as a distinct requirement.
Distributed systems understanding appears in the required qualifications but names no specific technology or tool, so it is not emitted as a skill.
Agile is listed in the required qualifications but names no specific tool (e.g. Jira), so it is not emitted as a skill.
Monitoring/observability platforms, AutoSys, application health monitoring, KDB, Python scripting, and Financial Services experience all appear under the 'Nice to Have' section.
The compensation range ($100,000–$130,000/year) is stated for what is described as a 6-month contract; it is reported as quoted without annualizing or adjusting.
Posting is for a contract engagement — the market benchmarks below price full-time roles, so read the comp comparison with that in mind.
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