Senior Back-End Developer

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Role: Senior Back-End Developer
Location: New York, NY
Duration: 12 months
Required Skills:Back-End Developer
Job Description:
As a Senior Back-End Developer you will be instrumental in designing, developing and maintaining the back end of complex microservices architecture. Your expertise in Java Microservice development will play a pivotal role in ensuring the scalability, performance and robustness of the next generation loans processing application.


Day to Day Responsibilities

• New build will have a combination of general engineering and distributed ledger/blockchain work
• Java, APIs, microservices are required
• Blockchain/smart contract experience is highly preferred
• Front end development experience is a plus
• Experience utilizing AI tools for code assistance (Windsurf) is highly preferred

• Collaborate closely with cross-functional team, including product owner, business analysts, scrum masters, front-end and back-end developers
• Design, develop and implement microservices using Java Spring Boot, ensuring code is modular, testable and re-usable
• Design, develop and implement responsive and intuitive user interfaces using Angular and TypeScript/Java ensuring an exceptional user experience
• Ensure seamless integration and communication between front-end and back-end components
• Create RESTFul APIs (gRPC) to enable smooth communication between microservices and external systems
• Conduct regular code reviews, unit testing, CI and maintain high code quality and reliability
• Develop and present high-level design proposals, renderings, and presentations to stakeholders.
• Provide input & decisioning, manage & reduce blockers, & ensure continuous flow or work, helping pod owners refine & reprioritize pod backlogs.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, actively participating in team brainstorming sessions and sharing knowledge across pods.
• Support team members in navigating challenges, resolving conflicts, and ensuring alignment with the projects overall vision.

• Strong expertise in Core/Advanced Java and J2EE
• Experience in developing and deploying microservices architectures using Spring Boot, Spring Batch, Spring Data, or similar frameworks
• Knowledge of JIRA, Junit, and Apache Kafka are preferred
• In-depth knowledge of REST API principles, protocol
• Solid grasp of Git, CI/CD, Agile principles