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Senior Java Developer Responsibilities

A senior Java developer is responsible for developing applications using the Java programming language. A developer in this position is also responsible for overseeing the execution of software development from the conceptual phase to the testing phase. Because this is a senior level position, he may also be responsible for mentoring junior developers as well as working with customers and handling research groups.

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I don't think there is an agreement over the job description for the Senior Developer, you can see that a company in Toronto asks for the following:

• At least 10 year experience in high availability software and system implementation based on J2EE architecture and design patterns
• Must have experience with asynchronous communications and networks protocols and concepts
• Oracle 9i or 10g
• Ant Scripting or Maven
• Experience with PKI and Security concepts
• Excellent communication skills
• Team player and willing to mentor junior developers
• Process oriented
• Worked previously in structured environment where process has been followed and respected.

While in New York they asks for the following:

• - 5+ years experience in J2EE Development 
• - 3+ years designing UI and J2EE applications
• - Understanding of standard J2EE UI patterns
• - Must be able to work off hours when necessary to support production jobs or resolve production issues

While in Sofia,Bulgaria:

• Software developer with more than 3 years commercial experience
• Deep knowledge in JAVA technology and OOP principles
• Understanding and experience with basic design patterns and reusable software design approaches
• Experience with SWT
• Excellent communication skills and fluent in English
• GUI design skills in an IDE context

While in India:

• Education: (UG –B.Tech/B.E Any Graduate - Any Specialization) AND (PG –Post Graduation Not Required). 
• Experience: 3-6 years

While in Sydney:

• 8+ years of overall experience. 
• Experience with XML, XSLT XPath, and XQuery. 
• Experience with Spring and Hibernate or IBatis as ORM.
• Understanding of EDI. 
• Abilities to drive complex technical design across system domain boundaries. 
• Experience developing and architecting object-orientated applications using one or more of the following programming languages: J2EE, Spring WebLogic/WebSphere, Application server, Oracle (SQL-PL/SQL). 
• Demonstrated proficiency in designing distributed applications in which multiple operating systems, languages, and vendor middleware interoperate.

I think that years of experience can't reflect the real experience of the person, yes off course the senior developer should have a years of work experience to say he is a senior but I think 1 year of experience for a developer is better than 3 years for another.

Adding special technologies like knowing Hibernate for example as a condition for recruitment is nonsense from my opinion, as a developer i think i could develop any kind of technology if I have the concept with experience in other related technologies.

Have a nice day.