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# Lead Back End Java Software Engineer

- **Company:** THE JUDGE GROUP, INC.
- **Location:** Buffalo, NY, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $145,000.0 - $150,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Application Integration Architecture, Data Conversion, Mainframes, Spring-boot, Data Management, Legacy Systems
- **Published:** July 28, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/ccde585e-233d-4d6a-a4e8-e1f51abc86ff

## About the Role

* Java and Spring Boot expertise
 * Large-scale customer/data conversion experience
 * Legacy and mainframe data knowledge
 * API and integration architecture experience
 * Strong stakeholder communication skills
 * Technical leadership without direct people management responsibilities

This individual will operate as a hands-on technical lead (approximately 80% coding) while helping drive one of the bank's most visible modernization programs. They will work across 30+ teams and multiple banking platforms, coordinating migration efforts as customers are moved from legacy systems to next-generation digital banking platform.

Top Hiring Priorities

 1. Banking or Financial Services experience
 2. Data Conversion / Migration experience
 3. Java & Spring Boot development
 4. Mainframe and legacy systems exposure
 5. Executive communication and leadership capabilities



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