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Backend Java Developer, Assistant Vice President

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, Canada · Exec · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$94k-$142kDetected 1 day ago
JavaReactAngularSpringFull-Stack DevelopmentGitDockerKubernetesCI/CDDevOpsRESTKafkaCybersecurityJUnitLeadershipCommunicationProblem SolvingMentoring

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About the role

  • The overall objective of this role is to contribute to applications systems analysis and programming activities.
  • Can exercise independence of judgement and autonomy.
  • Acts as SME to senior stakeholders and /or other team members.

Requirements

  • Leadership: Proven experience leading technical initiatives, designing system components, and mentoring other developers.
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related technical field.
  • DevOps & Cloud-Native: Practical experience with Docker, OpenShift (or Kubernetes), and building/maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
  • Frontend Familiarity: Experience with modern frontend frameworks like React or Angular is highly desirable to facilitate full-stack collaboration.

Nice to have

  • Frontend Familiarity:
  • Experience with modern frontend frameworks like React or Angular is highly desirable to facilitate full-stack collaboration.
  • 5-8+ years of professional software development experience, with a strong focus on backend Java development in an enterprise environment (financial services experience is a plus).
  • Proven experience leading technical initiatives, designing system components, and mentoring other developers.

Skills

  • Spring Ecosystem: Extensive hands-on experience with Spring Boot, Spring Security, Spring Data JPA, and Spring Core.
  • Database Expertise: Strong proficiency in Oracle Database, including indexing strategies, query optimization, and performance tuning.
  • API Standards: Proven track record of designing and securing enterprise REST APIs.
  • Testing Frameworks: Strong commitment to quality with experience in JUnit, Mockito, and test-driven development (TDD) practices.
  • Preferred / Plus
  • Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication, and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed.

Compensation

  • $94k-$142k

Equal opportunity

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