Senior Java Backend Developer

Benefits:

ONSITE

Competitive salary

Opportunity for advancement

Senior Java Backend Developer – Digital Banking

Location: Phoenix, AZ

Work Arrangement: Day 1 Onsite – Minimum 3 Days/Week

Experience: 8 Years

Important : This is a Day 1 Onsite position in Phoenix, AZ.

Candidates must be available to work onsite a minimum of 3 days per week.

We are seeking a Senior Backend Software Engineer with strong hands-on experience in Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, Distributed Systems, Kafka, and REST APIs.

The role focuses on building secure, scalable, reliable, and high-performance backend services for digital banking platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable Java microservices and REST APIs.
• Build distributed, event-driven systems using Kafka.
• Develop reliable and high-performance backend services.
• Implement fault tolerance, resiliency, caching, and high-availability solutions.
• Participate in architecture, design, and code reviews.
• Support CI/CD, automated testing, and production readiness.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, architecture, and operations teams.
• Mentor engineers and provide technical guidance.

Required Skills

• 8 years of software development experience.
• Strong Java and Spring Boot experience.
• Hands-on experience with Microservices and Distributed Systems.
• Experience with REST APIs, JSON, XML, and integration patterns.
• Strong experience with Kafka / Kafka Streams.
• Experience with Spring Batch, JUnit, JDBC, Maven/Gradle.
• Experience with Jenkins, Git, and CI/CD.
• Experience with PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or NoSQL databases.
• Experience with Docker and cloud/platform environments.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with GenAI, LLM, RAG, embeddings, or vector search.
• AWS and cloud-native architecture experience.
• Experience with Redis / Cassandra.
• Knowledge of MCP and AI guardrails.
• Banking, fintech, payment, or financial services experience.
• Experience with Python, Hadoop, or Spark.

Core Technology Stack

• Languages &
  • Frameworks: Java (JDK 17–25), Spring Boot

• APIs &
  • Integration: REST / RPC APIs

• Messaging &
  • Streaming: Kafka, Kafka Streams

• Databases: PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, Cassandra
• DevOps &
  • CI/CD: Jenkins, GitLab, CI/CD

• Containers &
  • Cloud: Docker, Cloud/Platform Environments

• Architecture: Microservices, Distributed Systems, Resiliency
• Engineering: Observability, Performance Optimization, Automated Testing

Flexible work from home options available.