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Java Developer (Backend)

Date Posted: Aug 28, 2025

Job #1682450
Contract
New York, New York, United States

Title: Java Developer (Backend) 

Location: Hybrid in Toronto/New York (Toronto preferred)  

Client Industry: Financial Services – Banking 

Compensation: $60 - $75/hr. (contract/contract-to-hire) 

We have partnered with our client in their search for a Java Developer (Backend). In this role you will help drive the build-out of cloud-native, data-intensive treasury-analytics solutions by combining Spring Boot microservices, Spark Databricks pipelines, and RESTful APIs to deliver secure, scalable, high-performance applications that power market-risk insights for the bank’s retail portfolios

Responsibilities

  • Develop and deploy cloud-based applications using Spring Boot
  • Optimize data processing and storage within Data Lakehouse architectures
  • Implement and manage Spark Databricks pipelines for large-scale data processing
  • Automate system management through Linux or PowerShell scripting
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate end-to-end cloud solutions
  • Apply full SDLC best practices, ensuring code quality, security, and performance

Skills Required

  • 5+ years of Java 8 & Spring Boot backend development experience
  • Expertise in Spark Databricks for big-data processing
  • Strong proficiency in Python scripting for data and automation tasks
  • Advanced Linux or PowerShell scripting skills for deployment and ops automation
  • Hands-on experience designing and consuming REST APIs within microservices architectures
  • (Nice-to-have) Azure SQL/ASE, Event Hub, HashiCorp Vault, Azure Functions, Datadog, Autosys

Education & Work Experience

  • Minimum 5 years’ professional software engineering experience in cloud environments
  • Post secondary education in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent practical experience)

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