Java still runs the backbone of enterprise software — banking cores, payment rails, large-scale services. NearSmarter's Java developers come from an engineering org built on Brazilian financial systems, where scale, reliability and security are non-negotiable.
What our Java engineers bring
- Java 17+, Spring Boot and the Spring ecosystem
- Microservices, REST and event-driven architecture
- Kafka, RabbitMQ and distributed systems
- JPA/Hibernate, PostgreSQL and Oracle
- JVM performance tuning and concurrency
- Testing (JUnit, Testcontainers) and CI/CD
Sample profiles
Representative of the engineers in our vetted Java pool.
Senior
10 yrs · São Paulo, BR
Senior
8 yrs · Buenos Aires, AR
Mid-Senior
6 yrs · Lima, PE
Why hire Java developers through NearSmarter
Enterprise reliability
Engineers who've run Java at banking scale and uptime.
Deep Spring expertise
Idiomatic Spring Boot services, not legacy spaghetti.
Your time zone
Real-time collaboration during your business hours.
What does it cost to hire a Java developer?
US in-house (all-in)
$14k–19k
per month
NearSmarter nearshore
$6.5k–9.5k
per month · save 40–60%
All-in cost including benefits, equipment and our service fee.
Get a precise estimate for your roleHow hiring works
1 · Define the brief
A solutions engineer scopes the role with you — stack, seniority, time-zone overlap and team-fit signals — in a single 30-minute call.
2 · AI-assisted shortlist
Our matching engine ranks our vetted talent pool against your brief; a senior recruiter reviews every candidate before they reach you.
3 · You interview the top 3–5
We schedule the interviews, prep the candidates and debrief afterwards. You only spend time on engineers who clear our bar.
4 · Start in days, not months
We handle contracts, equipment, payroll, benefits and compliance across 10+ LATAM countries. Your engineer joins your standup within the week.
Frequently asked questions
What does a nearshore Java developer cost?
Typically $6,500–9,500/month all-in through NearSmarter — around 40–60% less than an equivalent US hire.
Do your Java engineers have enterprise and banking experience?
Yes. NearSmarter is powered by Luby Software, which has built core banking and payment systems for two decades, so our Java pool is deep in high-scale, regulated, enterprise workloads.