Senior Java Back-End Developer

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Role type

IT

Level

Senior

Work setup

Remote

Company type

Fintech

About the role

Join our team as a Senior Java Back End Developer where you'll design, build and maintain scalable microservices powering our fintech platform. Collaborate cross-functionally, influence architecture and drive development best practices in a fast-paced environment. Fully remotely, this role is ideal for someone passionate about Java, cloud technologies and financial-tech innovation.

The employer is looking for a Senior Java Back-End Developer to join our team. The employer is an innovative fintech company operating in the alternative lending space and providing both direct-to-business and white-label turnkey solutions.

You will be a good match if

• You have a history of solving non-trivial problems in one of your previous projects.
• You have a wide technology background (backend, frontend, devops, ops, mobile development, etc.), so you will understand the connections between technologies and expand this knowledge with domain and business needs.
• You have experience working in the US fintech domain.

We will be a good match if

• You want to solve (or learn to solve) complex business problems.
• You want to experiment with processes, development techniques, and tools.
• You are interested in continuous improvement and automation of products and working processes.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience developing web applications.
• 3+ years of experience in any IoC & DI framework (Spring, Quarkus, Micronaut, etc.).
• TDD experience in production is a must-have.
• Good knowledge of MicroServices (Kubernetes knowledge is a plus).
• Experience working with tools like Git, Gradle, Jenkins, or similar CI/CD.
• Working experience in industry-standard protocols related to API security, including OAuth (Keycloak is a plus).
• Working experience with RDBMS like Postgres/MySQL or any similar system.
• Understanding of asynchronous message-based communication like Kafka, GCP Pub/Sub, AWS SNS/SQS, etc. (Kafka is an advantage).
• Strong Agile/Scrum/Kanban development experience.
• Experience in third-party systems integration (XML or JSON API).
• Knowledge of any cloud provider (AWS is an advantage).

Our Technical Stack

• Java 21
• Microservices (Quarkus)
• Postgresql/MySQL
• Kafka
• Keycloak
• Kubernetes & Docker
• AWS (EKS, MSK, RDS, etc.)
• Gradle
• Bitbucket pipelines gitops approach
• Lombok MapStruct Flyway

We also have a legacy system. We do not change it but replace it with microservices. So you will also spend time reading legacy code.

Monolith tech stack

• Java 8
• Play 1.5
• MySQL
• FreeMarker templates

We offer

• Innovative product with modern technology stack.
• Competitive salary (paid in $).
• Social package (paid vacations, sick leaves, etc.).
• PE accounting and support.
• WFH and remote working mode possibility, Ukrainian working hours.
• No bureaucracy, micromanagement, or time-tracking.