Lead Java Software Engineer
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Key Responsibilities
Design, develop, test, and maintain backend services and APIs supporting enterprise payment solutions.
Participate in Agile ceremonies including iteration planning, standups, and retrospectives, helping drive continuous improvement across the team.
Collaborate with product, engineering, and business stakeholders to deliver customer-focused solutions.
Contribute to the architecture, development, and operation of scalable microservices and distributed systems.
Apply engineering best practices including clean code principles, test-driven development, code reviews, and automated testing.
Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes that support reliable software delivery.
Monitor, troubleshoot, and support applications in production environments.
Contribute to the codebase while ensuring adherence to coding standards, security requirements, and engineering best practices.
Essential Skills
4+ years of software development experience using Java and J2EE technologies, including Spring Boot, Spring Data, Spring IoC, Spring Security, Spring AOP, and related Spring frameworks.
Experience designing and building RESTful APIs, including API documentation (Swagger/OpenAPI), versioning, service discovery, testing, and microservice architectures.
Strong understanding of object-oriented design principles, software design patterns, and modern software development practices.
Experience with relational databases, including schema design, indexing strategies, query optimization, and SQL development.
Experience with automated testing and Test Driven Development (TDD) using frameworks such as JUnit, Selenium, JBehave, or similar tools.
Experience with CI/CD and DevOps practices using tools such as GitHub, Jenkins, SonarQube, Gradle, Maven, or equivalent technologies.
Experience deploying and operating containerized applications using Kubernetes, Docker, or similar platforms.
Experience developing and supporting production services with observability and monitoring tools such as Datadog or equivalent.
Strong problem-solving, troubleshooting, communication, and collaboration skills.
Experience working in Agile, Scrum, or XP environments.
Preferred Skills
Experience building and operating high-volume, distributed systems with a focus on reliability, performance, and scalability.
Experience with messaging and event-driven architectures using Kafka or similar technologies.
Working knowledge of cloud platforms such as AWS, PCF, Azure, or equivalent cloud environments.
Experience with application security and quality tooling such as SonarQube, Fortify, Contrast, or similar products.
Exposure to modern front-end technologies such as JavaScript, React, or Angular. While this role is primarily focused on backend engineering, the ability to collaborate across the full stack is a plus.
Experience
5 or more years of experience (preferred)
Skills
- Compensation
- The candidate(s) offered this position will be required to submit to a background investigation.
- Joining our team isn’t just a job — it’s an opportunity. One that takes your skills and pushes them to the next level. One that encourages you to challenge the status quo. One where you can shape the future of protection while supporting causes that mean the most to you. Joining our team means being part of something bigger – a winning team making a meaningful impact.
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