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Groovy & Grails developer: JVM web apps, REST APIs and Gradle automation
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I am a backend developer who works specifically with Groovy and Grails on the JVM. I build full web applications and REST APIs on the Grails framework, where convention over configuration lets me ship domain models, controllers and services quickly without drowning in boilerplate. My focus is clean, testable server-side code: GORM domain mapping against relational databases, transactional service layers, sensible URL mappings, and interceptors that keep authentication and validation in one predictable place. If you already run a Grails codebase and need it extended, upgraded across major versions, or rescued from technical debt, that is exactly the kind of work I enjoy.
Beyond the framework itself I lean on Groovy as a scripting and glue language across the whole JVM. I automate builds and releases with Gradle, write custom tasks and plugins, and replace brittle shell pipelines with readable Groovy scripts that parse files, call APIs, transform data and drive deployments. This matters because the build is where most JVM projects quietly lose time; a tidy Gradle setup with proper dependency management and caching pays for itself on every commit. I also integrate Grails apps with message queues, external services and legacy Java code, since Groovy sits comfortably next to plain Java classes.
I want to be clear about scope so we match well: this is Groovy and Grails work, not generic Java/Spring, Kotlin or Scala. If your stack is Grails, or you have Groovy automation and DSLs that need a steady hand, I can own the backend, review existing code, and set up tests so the next change is safe. Tell me the current version, the database, and what hurts most, and I will estimate honestly.
— Grails web applications and REST APIs (controllers, services, GORM)
— Groovy scripting and glue code across the JVM
— Gradle build automation, custom tasks and plugins
— Grails version upgrades and technical-debt cleanup
— Database mapping, transactions and query tuning with GORM
— Integration with Java libraries, queues and external APIs
— Unit and integration tests for backend services
Beyond the framework itself I lean on Groovy as a scripting and glue language across the whole JVM. I automate builds and releases with Gradle, write custom tasks and plugins, and replace brittle shell pipelines with readable Groovy scripts that parse files, call APIs, transform data and drive deployments. This matters because the build is where most JVM projects quietly lose time; a tidy Gradle setup with proper dependency management and caching pays for itself on every commit. I also integrate Grails apps with message queues, external services and legacy Java code, since Groovy sits comfortably next to plain Java classes.
I want to be clear about scope so we match well: this is Groovy and Grails work, not generic Java/Spring, Kotlin or Scala. If your stack is Grails, or you have Groovy automation and DSLs that need a steady hand, I can own the backend, review existing code, and set up tests so the next change is safe. Tell me the current version, the database, and what hurts most, and I will estimate honestly.
— Grails web applications and REST APIs (controllers, services, GORM)
— Groovy scripting and glue code across the JVM
— Gradle build automation, custom tasks and plugins
— Grails version upgrades and technical-debt cleanup
— Database mapping, transactions and query tuning with GORM
— Integration with Java libraries, queues and external APIs
— Unit and integration tests for backend services
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