Senior Java FSD Developer

Senior Java FSD Developer

Location: New York, NY

Hybrid

What are the top 3 skills required for this role?

• Java, Springboot, Microservices, REST API's, API Integration, ReactJS, TypeScript, Java Script, Websockets, & NodeJS
• Agile methodologies such as CI/CD & experience with service workers, Grafana, Splunk, Dynatree
• Commercial Banking knowledge a plus

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About the Role

We're seeking a hands-on Lead Java FSD who can build, and scale API-first platforms and integration with AI assisted and/or AI First approach.

Required qualifications, capabilities, & skills

• 12+ years professional software engineering experience; 3+ years architecting cloud-native services on AWS.
• Expert in Java 11+/17, Spring Boot, REST, JSON, OpenAPI, and asynchronous messaging (SNS/SQS/Kafka).
• Strong with integration patterns (sync/async), API versioning, backwards compatibility, schema evolution, and contract testing (Pact/WireMock).
• Proficient with SQL (PostgreSQL/MySQL/Aurora) and at least one NoSQL (DynamoDB/DocumentDB); caching with Redis.
• Proficient in CI/CD, IaC (Terraform/CloudFormation), Docker, and container orchestration (ECS/EKS).
• Solid observability (logs, metrics, traces) and performance tuning (JVM, DB, API latency, throughput).
• Security-first mindset: IAM, KMS, Secrets Manager, WAF, CORS, CSP, input validation.
• Front-end capability with React + TypeScript (or Angular), including state mgmt (Redux/RTK/React Query), routing, and component design.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and mentoring skills.

Preferred qualification, capabilities, & skills

• Experience with micro frontends, CEN/XFS API's, Terraform
• Exposure to Java, Spring Boot, RESTful, Dynamo
• Experience with Datadog, CloudWatch, Open Telemetry
• Knowledge of AI-assisted coding tools (e.g., Copilot, Claude, Gitub etc.) and prompt engineering for LLM's