Jaspersoft Integration Developer – Word Document Export

Jaspersoft Integration Developer – Word Document Export We are looking for a developer to build a custom Jaspersoft integration that improves our Word document export capabilities, similar to Aspose. The ideal candidate can evaluate open-source vs. paid API options and deliver a working solution. Required Skills & Experience Proven experience with Jaspersoft Studio / JasperReports Server customization and plugin development Strong Java development skills (Jasper's core integration language) Experience building or extending Jaspersoft export options (custom exporters via the export menu/dropdown) or similar experience Hands-on experience with Word document generation libraries such as: Apache POI Aspose.Words docx4j Experience with PDF-to-Word conversion pipelines using tools such as: LibreOffice headless / LibreOffice UNO API pdf2docx (Python) ilovepdf, Smallpdf, or similar APIs Ability to evaluate and compare open-source vs. paid API solutions (cost, quality, licensing, support) Familiarity with REST API integration for third-party document services Nice to Have Experience with Aspose.Words or similar commercial document SDKs Knowledge of OOXML / .docx format internals Prior work integrating document conversion into enterprise reporting platforms Python or Node.js experience for conversion microservice development Experience with one or more of the following: PDFBox iText / OpenPDF Pandoc OnlyOffice or similar document conversion tools Experience converting between: Jasper report output to PDF PDF to Word/DOCX HTML to Word/DOCX DOCX post-processing and cleanup Deliverables Expected A working Jaspersoft export plugin that adds an improved Word (.docx) export option to the export dropdown menu A documented recommendation on open-source vs. paid API options (with trade-offs) A conversion pipeline (e.g., report → PDF → Word, or direct-to-Word) Clean, maintainable code with setup/deployment documentation What We're Building A replacement for the default Jaspersoft Word exporter that produces cleaner, better-formatted .docx output — with the conversion option accessible directly from the Jaspersoft export menu, just like the built-in PDF and Excel export options.