Backend Engineer II - FinTech (Java 17 + AWS)

Randstad Canada; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 118,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive semi-annual bonus program

Extended health and dental benefits

Paid time off

Savings and retirement plan matching

Parenthood top-up

Career development and mentorship

Job summary

Randstad Canada seeks an experienced Backend Software Engineer to join our downtown Vancouver team. You will design and implement solutions for complex banking software integrations and plugins, owning projects end-to-end.

You should have 5+ years as a software developer, strong Java 17+ experience, and solid knowledge of databases (Postgres, MongoDB), testing, and cloud/native technologies like AWS. Familiarity with Docker/Kubernetes and frontend skills are a plus.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a software developer, with 4+ years working with Java 17+.
• Experience with relational (Postgres) and non-relational (MongoDB) databases.
• Experience with Unit, Integration, and Performance testing.
• Experience integrating external APIs efficiently.
• Strong knowledge of distributed systems and microservices architecture.
• Knowledge of modern cloud technologies like AWS.
• Familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Nice to have: observability tools (Honeycomb, Datadog), startup experience, frontend (React/JavaScript), and bank integrations (SFTP or APIs).

Responsibilities

• Design and implement solutions to complex problems and take ownership of projects.
• Join a high-performance team building accounting software integrations and plugins for corporate banking applications.
• Work on distributed systems and microservices architectures with cloud deployments.
• Collaborate with external APIs and ensure efficient integration and testing.

Skills

Java 17+

Postgres

MongoDB

Unit testing

Integration testing

Performance testing

Distributed systems

Microservices

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Bank APIs

React

External APIs

GitHub

Tools

GitHub

PostgreSQL Tools

MongoDB Tools

AWS Console

Job description

Randstad Canada seeks an experienced Backend Software Engineer to join our downtown Vancouver team. You will design and implement solutions for complex banking software integrations and plugins, owning projects end-to-end.

You should have 5+ years as a software developer, strong Java 17+ experience, and solid knowledge of databases (Postgres, MongoDB), testing, and cloud/native technologies like AWS. Familiarity with Docker/Kubernetes and frontend skills are a plus.