Senior Software Engineer - Java, AWS & Microservices

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will play a critical role in DTCC's enterprise modernization journey, helping transform legacy platforms into scalable, cloud-native solutions that support critical financial services operations.

You will design, build, and support high-performance applications using modern Java technologies, microservices architectures, event-driven platforms, and AWS cloud services. Working closely with architects, product managers, and engineering teams, you will lead the modernization of business-critical systems, drive cloud adoption, and contribute to the development of resilient, secure, and highly scalable solutions.

This is a hands-on engineering role for someone who enjoys solving complex technical challenges, building distributed systems, and improving software quality through automation, continuous delivery, and engineering best practices.

Your Primary Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and support scalable applications using Java, Spring Boot, and microservices architectures.
• Lead modernization initiatives, including migration of business logic from database-centric systems and stored procedures into cloud-native Java services.
• Design and implement event-driven solutions using Kafka and enterprise messaging technologies.
• Develop and support REST and SOAP APIs with a focus on scalability, reliability, and performance.
• Build and deploy cloud-native solutions leveraging AWS services such as EC2, S3, SQS, and IAM.
• Optimize application performance, resiliency, observability, and security across distributed systems.
• Champion automation-first engineering practices, Test-Driven Development (TDD), and continuous quality improvements.
• Integrate automated testing, code quality checks, and deployment controls into CI/CD pipelines.
• Optimize database interactions and data processing across PostgreSQL and Snowflake environments.
• Participate in architecture reviews, technical design discussions, and code reviews.
• Troubleshoot production issues and implement sustainable solutions that improve system stability and performance.
• Partner closely with Product, Architecture, DevOps, and Engineering teams to deliver high-quality software solutions.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote engineering excellence, software craftsmanship, and best practices across the team.

• Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent practical experience
• 6-8+ years of hands-on software engineering experience developing enterprise applications.

Talent Needed for Success

• Strong hands-on experience with Java (Core Java & Java EE).
• Deep expertise in Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Cloud, JMS, and Tomcat.
• Experience designing and developing microservices and distributed systems.
• Strong knowledge of AWS cloud services, including EC2, S3, SQS, and IAM.
• Hands-on experience with Kafka or enterprise messaging technologies such as MQ, Solace, or RabbitMQ.
• Experience building and supporting RESTful and SOAP-based services.
• Strong understanding of event-driven architecture and asynchronous processing patterns.
• Proficiency with Git, Maven, Jenkins, CI/CD pipelines, and modern DevOps practices.
• Experience with unit and integration testing frameworks such as JUnit and Mockito.
• Familiarity with code quality and security tools including SonarQube, Fortify, and Veracode.
• Strong SQL skills and experience working with relational databases.
• Experience working in Agile environments with strong collaboration and communication skills.
• Proven ability to mentor engineers and contribute to technical leadership initiatives.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with Snowflake, data warehousing, and advanced SQL development.
• Experience with PostgreSQL, Hibernate, and JPA.
• Exposure to front-end technologies such as Angular, JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS.
• Experience modernizing legacy applications and integrating cloud-native microservices with enterprise platforms.
• Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Background in financial services, capital markets, or other highly regulated industries.
• AWS or Java certifications.

• Competitive compensation, including base pay and annual incentive
• Comprehensive health and life insurance and well-being benefits, based on location
• Pension / Retirement benefits
• Paid Time Off and Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.
• DTCC offers a flexible/hybrid model of 3 days onsite and 2 days remote (onsite Tuesdays, Wednesdays and a third day unique to each team or employee).

Do you want to work on innovative projects, collaborate with a dynamic and supportive team, and receive investment in your professional development? At DTCC, we are at the forefront of innovation in the financial markets. We are committed to helping our employees grow and succeed. We believe that you have the skills and drive to make a real impact. We foster a thriving internal community and are committed to creating a workplace that looks like the world that we serve. The Information Technology group delivers secure, reliable technology solutions that enable DTCC to be the trusted infrastructure of the global capital markets. The team delivers high-quality information through activities that include development of essential, building infrastructure capabilities to meet client needs and implementing data standards and governance., With over 50 years of experience, DTCC is the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry. From 20 locations around the world, DTCC, through its subsidiaries, automates, centralizes, and standardizes the processing of financial transactions, mitigating risk, increasing transparency, enhancing performance and driving efficiency for thousands of broker/dealers, custodian banks and asset managers. Industry owned and governed, the firm innovates purposefully, simplifying the complexities of clearing, settlement, asset servicing, transaction processing, trade reporting and data services across asset classes, bringing enhanced resilience and soundness to existing financial markets while advancing the digital asset ecosystem. In 2024, DTCC's subsidiaries processed securities transactions valued at U.S. $3.7 quadrillion and its depository subsidiary provided custody and asset servicing for securities issues from over 150 countries and territories valued at U.S. $99 trillion. DTCC's Global Trade Repository service, through locally registered, licensed, or approved trade repositories, processes more than 25 billion messages annually. To learn more, please visit us at www.dtcc.com or connect with us on LinkedIn, X, YouTube, Facebook and Instagram. DTCC proudly supports Flexible Work Arrangements favoring openness and gives people freedom to do their jobs well, by encouraging diverse opinions and emphasizing teamwork. When you join our team, you'll have an opportunity to make meaningful contributions at a company that is recognized as a thought leader in both the financial services and technology industries. A DTCC career is more than a good way to earn a living. It's the chance to make a difference at a company that's truly one of a kind. Learn more about Clearance and Settlement by clicking here. Serves as a dedicated technology resource for advancing DTCC's business opportunities and providing industry thought leadership for leveraging new technology. The goal of this new department is to partner internally with IT, our business and regulatory divisions and externally with clients, regulators, and fintech vendors, to help build new platforms and business models to advance DTCC's mission to support the financial markets.