Backend Java Developer
Summary
Senior backend Java developer rebuilding a financial firm's client onboarding and regulatory compliance platform. Day to day: full-lifecycle design and development with Java, Spring, REST services, distributed databases and caching, plus some Angular UI work — on-site in Montreal 3x/week.
The Counterparty Data and Regulatory Technology department is executing a multi-year renovation of its core client onboarding and compliance platform. As a Senior Developer, you will lead the design, development, and implementation of next-generation, cloud-aligned systems. You’ll leverage Java, Angular, distributed databases, enterprise integration patterns, and modern caching techniques to build scalable architectures with best-in-class UX.
Owning full-lifecycle development across global end-user bases, you will collaborate on requirement analysis, enforce group standards, and promote agile practices. This role demands strong expertise in distributed web technologies to deliver an intuitive, highly efficient onboarding and regulatory platform.
Location: Montreal (day 1 onboarding onsite / in-office presence required 3x/week)
Skills Required (Must-Have):
The candidate must possess a strong technology background with advanced knowledge of Java and Java based technology stack.
- At least 5 years of hand-on Java EE and core Java experience with strong leadership qualities
- Experience with web service development, REST and Services Oriented Architecture
- Expertise in Object Oriented Design, Design patterns, Architecture and Application Integration
- Working knowledge of Databases including Design, SQL proficiency
- Strong experience with frameworks used for development and automated testing like spring, Junit, BDD etc.
- Experience with Unix/Linux
- Ability to coordinate with multiple groups, both internal and external to the firm, including offshore development and QA teams, internal infrastructure groups, vendors, and support teams.
- Strong development skills with ability to understand technical design and translate the same into workable solutions.
- Familiarity with working in a large team.
- Ability and willingness to learn new technologies and work on the same to meet business requirements.
- A background that includes strong problem solving such as system integration, infrastructure debugging, or system administration.
Good-To-Have Skills:
- Web UI JS Framework – AngularJS, ExtJS
- Pega BPM tool or any other Business Process Management tool awareness/experience
- Distributed Caching
- Big Data technology experience - Hadoop, Apache Spark, Elastic Search
- Experience with data management through vendor feeds.