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Full Stack Developer - Kafka + ADK + Financial Services Experience

FIRST SOFTSOLUTIONS INC

Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis. Unfortunately, we are unable to consider interns, CPT or OPT candidates, or similar training-based employment arrangements for this role.

About the Role


We are seeking a highly skilled Full Stack Developer with strong expertise in distributed systems, event-driven architecture, and AI development frameworks. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with Apache Kafka, Agent Development Kit (ADK) frameworks, and prior experience working within the financial services or banking domain.


This role involves building scalable enterprise-grade applications, integrating AI-driven workflows, and supporting high-performance transactional environments.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design and develop scalable full stack applications using modern frontend and backend technologies
  • Build and maintain event-driven architectures using Apache Kafka
  • Develop AI-enabled workflows and intelligent agents using ADK / Agentic AI frameworks
  • Integrate APIs, microservices, and real-time streaming platforms
  • Work with financial systems handling high-volume transactions and sensitive data
  • Collaborate with architects, product owners, and infrastructure teams
  • Optimize application performance, resiliency, and security
  • Participate in code reviews, CI/CD processes, and production deployments
Required Skills

  • Strong Full Stack development experience
  • Hands-on expertise with:
    • Apache Kafka
    • Kafka Streams / Kafka Connect
    • Microservices architecture
    • REST APIs
    • Distributed systems
  • Experience with ADK (Agent Development Kit) / AI agent frameworks
  • Strong backend development skills in:
    • Java / Python / Node.js
  • Frontend experience with:
    • React.js / Angular / Vue.js
  • Database experience:
    • PostgreSQL / MongoDB / Oracle / SQL Server
  • Cloud exposure:
    • AWS / Azure / GCP
  • CI/CD and containerization:
    • Docker
    • Kubernetes
    • Jenkins / GitHub Actions
Financial Domain Experience (Required)


Candidates must have prior experience in:

  • Banking
  • Capital Markets
  • Payments
  • Trading Platforms
  • Financial Risk Systems
  • Regulatory or Compliance-driven environments
Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with AI/LLM integrations
  • Knowledge of RAG pipelines or Agentic AI workflows
  • Exposure to high-throughput streaming systems
  • Experience with secure enterprise environments
  • Understanding of financial messaging systems
Soft Skills

  • Strong communication and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to work in fast-paced enterprise environments
  • Self-driven and capable of handling ownership independently
Vacancy posted 4 days ago
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