Java Engineer – Pricing

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Design, architect, and execute high-availability, fault-tolerant enterprise Java applications.

• Develop clean, secure, and optimized code utilizing modern Java features for large-scale financial transactions.

• Create and scale distributed microservices architectures that are optimized for transactional consistency and speed.

• Enhance data models, create transactional database schemas, and manage both relational and NoSQL databases.

• Develop and secure APIs for integrations with third-party financial networks and ERP systems.

• Oversee and automate secure cloud-based deployment pipelines using DevOps methodologies on AWS.

• Conduct code reviews and uphold financial security coding standards.

• Mentor members of the engineering team.

• Identify bottlenecks in financial transactions and optimize query performance.

• Guarantee zero-downtime deployments in production environments.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to create high-performance, low-latency financial software.

• Contribute to pricing engines and high-volume enterprise applications.

⛳️ Requirements

• 2–5 years of professional experience in backend software engineering.

• Demonstrated success in working with large-scale distributed systems, enterprise SaaS products, or financial/transactional applications.

• Extensive background in building and deploying software in Agile/Scrum environments.

• Proven experience in migrating monolithic applications to distributed microservices architectures.

• Proficiency in Java 17 / Java 21, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Hibernate ORM, and JPA.

• Knowledge of Microservices, Event-Driven Architecture, CQRS, Distributed Transactions (Saga pattern), and Domain-Driven Design (DDD).

• Experience with PostgreSQL, Oracle DB, and Couchbase.

• Familiarity with Apache Kafka.

• Proficient in AWS, Azure, or GCP; Docker, Kubernetes, and Jenkins or GitLab CI.

• Experience with JUnit 5, Mockito, Testcontainers, automated contract testing, Maven, or Gradle.

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

• Strong system-level troubleshooting abilities.

• Self-starter attitude with the capability to navigate ambiguity.

• Outstanding proactive communication skills.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

🏝️ Benefits

• Remote or virtual job.

• AWS cloud-hosted work environment.