Lead Java Developer (CLT, JC)
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Job description
The selected candidate will contribute to the buildout of a next-generation accounting platform within a Global Payment Orchestration ecosystem, supporting modernization, migration, and strategic payment initiatives., * Design, develop, and maintain scalable Java-based applications and microservices.
- Lead technical design discussions and architecture decisions.
- Build and enhance REST APIs and event-driven solutions using Kafka.
- Develop cloud-ready and containerized applications utilizing OpenShift and container technologies.
- Collaborate with product, architecture, and engineering teams to deliver strategic platform initiatives.
- Mentor developers and provide technical leadership across projects.
- Support modernization, migration, and platform transformation efforts.
- Ensure code quality, performance, scalability, and reliability.
Requirements
Job Summary We are seeking an experienced Lead Java Developer with 10+ years of software development experience to support a large-scale Global Payments Platform modernization initiative. This role requires a strong balance of hands-on development (50%) and technical leadership (50%), making it ideal for candidates who enjoy both designing solutions and mentoring development teams., * 10+ years of software development experience
- Strong expertise in Java Development
- Experience with Spring Framework / Spring Boot
- Container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, Containers)
- Apache Kafka messaging and event-driven architectures
- OpenShift
- RESTful API design and development
- Microservices architecture
- Technical leadership, solution design, and mentoring experience
- Experience leading development teams while remaining hands-on with coding
Preferred Skills
- Payments industry experience (Payment Processing, Payments Technology, Financial Services, Banking, Merchant Services, Transaction Processing)
- Cloud platform experience (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform) - highly preferred
- Experience supporting platform modernization and migration initiatives
- Accounting or financial systems experience
Benefits & conditions
$60 - $65 an hour - Contract