Java Backend Developer (Banking/Financial Industry)
Posted 1 week ago by 1766218132
Negotiable
Outside
Remote
USA
Summary: The Java Backend Developer role focuses on developing and maintaining back-end services for mobile and online banking applications within the banking and financial industry. The position requires collaboration with various teams to ensure high performance and quality of services while implementing new features and troubleshooting issues. Candidates should possess extensive experience in Java and familiarity with modern development tools and practices. A strong understanding of banking standards and cloud applications is essential for success in this role.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain back-end services supporting mobile banking apps and online banking channels.
- Collaborate with analysts, QA testers, and other engineers on different layers of the infrastructure.
- Design, build, and maintain services ensuring performance, quality, and responsiveness.
- Define, design, and ship new features as part of a collaborative team.
- Identify and correct bottlenecks and fix bugs.
- Maintain code quality, organization, and automation.
Key Skills:
- 12+ years of overall experience.
- Experience with Java 17 or greater.
- Familiarity with AI-powered development tools.
- Good understanding of networks and their application impact.
- Experience with web applications and web services.
- Knowledge of development workflows, source control (Git), and databases (SQL).
- Experience with Azure App Insights Telemetry and Junit Testing.
- Understanding of application scaling and performance impact of connected services.
- Knowledge of sustainable coding practices and energy-efficient design.
- Experience with Spring/Spring Boot and Micro Service Architectures.
- Experience developing cloud applications, preferably on Microsoft Azure.
- Experience working in an Agile environment.
- Advanced knowledge of banking/financial industry standards and practices.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: undetermined
Country: USA
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Role: Java Backend Developer (Banking/Financial Industry)
Location: Remote
Job Description:
Responsible for the development and maintenance of back-end services supporting mobile banking apps and online banking channel.
Working alongside analysts, QA testers and other Back end and Front-end engineers working on different layers of the infrastructure.
Design, build, and maintain services.
Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of services.
Collaborate with a team to define, design, and ship new features.
Identify and correct bottlenecks and fix bugs.
Help maintain code quality, organization, and automation.
Qualifications:
Overall, 12+ years of experience required.
Classroom & In-Field Experience with Java 17 or greater.
Familiarity with AI-powered development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, AI-assisted debugging) to enhance productivity and code quality.
Good understanding of networks and how they play into applications.
Understanding & Experience with Web Applications & Web Services.
Experience with typical development workflows, such as building, testing, & deploying applications.
Experience & solid understanding of source control such as Git.
Knowledge & experience with databases, SQL, and connecting applications to them.
Comfortable with troubleshooting multiple interconnected applications in an environment setting.
Azure App Insights Telemetry and Junit Testing.
Understand application scaling and how dependent connected services can impact performance.
Awareness of sustainable coding practices and energy-efficient system design.
Knowledge/experience with Spring/Spring Boot.
Experience with Micro Service Architectures.
Experience with developing Cloud applications/systems (Microsoft Azure strongly Preferred).
Experience working in Agile environment.
Advanced knowledge of Banking/Financial Industry standards and practices