Madison

Salary
Posted
Jul 22, 2026
Location
Madison
Last confirmed open
Jul 29, 2026

What this job asks for AI summary

A hands-on development role focused on building and maintaining Java and JavaScript web applications, both greenfield and legacy, within an agile team. Day-to-day work centers on writing and reviewing code, implementing features using Spring Boot and front-end frameworks such as ReactJS, and collaborating with architects, business stakeholders, and QA. Prior exposure to financial systems like invoicing or billing is a strong plus.

Mid level · 4+ years

Must have (5)
Java · 4+ yrsJavaScript · 3+ yrsSQL · 2+ yrsSpring BootReact, Angular or Vue
Nice to have (2)
GitAgile

“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.

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How this req sits in the market our data

What gives you an edge
Spring Boot14%

Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.

What won't set you apart
JavaScript62%SQL51%React40%

Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.

What the occupation pays Median $138,970 (middle half $107,524–$175,762).

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 (5)

Spring Boot is called out explicitly in the narrative as a required modern framework ('should have experience with Spring Boot') and is treated as a hard gate despite appearing in the descriptive section rather than the formal Requirements block.

React appears in both the Skills & Abilities section (required framing) and the Nice to Have section. The Skills & Abilities listing ('Experience with a front-end JavaScript framework like React') is treated as a hard gate; the Nice to Have entry ('ReactJS or other SPA JavaScript framework') is captured separately as preferred. The 'or similar' qualifier means the specific framework is interchangeable — alternatives listed accordingly.

Git appears in the Skills & Abilities section but is explicitly re-listed under Nice to Have, creating an ambiguity. Given the Nice to Have placement takes precedence as the more specific signal, it is treated as preferred.

Financial systems experience (invoicing, billing, payments) is explicitly flagged as 'highly preferred' and listed under Nice to Have — not captured as a named technology skill.

The posting self-describes the role as 'mid level' in the Skills section, which aligns with the 3–4 year experience gates; seniority is assessed as Mid. The title 'Application Developer' carries no explicit level word, so advertised seniority is Unspecified.

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