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# Senior Software Engineer - FinTech Platform

- **Company:** SKYLINE SEARCH PARTNERS LLC
- **Location:** United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $160,000.0 - $170,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Unit Testing, Databases, Continuous Integration, Data Structures, Relational Databases, Payment Systems, Junit, PostgreSQL, Uptime, MySQL, Oracle (Applications), Mockito, Software Engineering, SonarQube, Transaction Data, Spring-boot, Backend, Git, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Front End Software Development, Restful APIs, Domain Driven Design, Docker, Microservices
- **Published:** July 31, 2026
- **Apply:** https://arc.dev/remote-jobs/j/redirect/p8tysx3y2m

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent professional experience, * 5+ years of professional software engineering experience
 * Strong experience building clean, well-architected, distributed, and scalable software
 * Advanced Java development experience
 * Experience building Java-based microservices with Spring Boot
 * Experience designing and supporting customer-facing RESTful APIs
 * Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, software design, and computer science fundamentals
 * Experience designing and implementing relational database schemas using PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, or a comparable database
 * Experience with unit and integration testing tools such as JUnit and Mockito
 * Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively within a remote, cross-functional team

Preferred Skills

 * Experience building financial ledgers, payment platforms, digital wallets, banking systems, or money-movement products
 * Experience working with highly accurate, auditable financial transaction data
 * Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Git-based development workflows, SonarQube, and CI/CD environments
 * Experience developing regulated or mission-critical financial products
 * Experience building new platforms or products from the ground up

## Description

* Design, build, and optimize scalable backend services using Java and Spring Boot
 * Help develop a new financial ledger and other core money-movement capabilities
 * Create cohesive, customer-facing RESTful APIs and domain-driven services
 * Improve the performance, scalability, reliability, and uptime of backend systems
 * Design and implement relational database schemas
 * Conduct design and code reviews while promoting strong engineering standards
 * Collaborate with product managers, frontend engineers, designers, customer success, and customer support
 * Help establish architecture and engineering practices for products being built from the ground up
 * Contribute to a culture of technical excellence, accountability, and collaborative problem-solving


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