Backend Java Developer

ALLTECH CONSULTING SVC INC; Montreal (administrative region); On-site; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology consulting company located in Montreal is seeking an experienced Java developer with 7-15 years of backend development experience. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical skills, a solid understanding of software design principles, and experience with No-SQL databases. In this role, you'll clarify business requirements, ensure clean code delivery, and collaborate with a global team. The company offers a dynamic work environment focused on quality and productivity.

Qualifications

• 7-15 years of experience in Java backend development.
• Strong knowledge of software design principles.
• Solid grounding in computer science fundamentals.

Responsibilities

• Clarify business requirements for projects.
• Ensure consistent, clean code implementation.
• Work collaboratively with global team members.

Skills

Analytical and problem-solving abilities

Java backend development

Software design principles (MVC, data structures, algorithms)

Core Java knowledge

Non-Relational Databases and No-SQL

BDD with JBehave/Cucumber

RESTful Web services

Strong communication skills

Tools

Java

Mongo DB

DB 2

JPA/Hibernate

Snowflake DB

GIT

Job description

Job Description

Years of Experience: 7-15

Our Company’s sizeable investment in technology results in cutting‑edge modelling and simulation software, comprehensive risk and security systems, and robust client‑relationship capabilities, plus the worldwide infrastructure that forms the backbone of these systems and tools.

The Firm‑wide Model Control System is the cornerstone of the Firm’s model risk management, used by front‑office, control and oversight functions. This is a high‑profile system, with visibility at the highest levels of the Firm.

The team follows agile principles and has a strong product owner team which allows for close collaboration with the business users. The system is being heavily invested in with new feature development, as well as incorporating devops practices and performance improvements. The team follows agile principles, and has a strong product owner team which allows for close collaboration with the BU. The system is being heavily invested in with new feature development, as well as incorporating devops practices and performance improvements. We are looking for an experienced, hands‑on Java developer to work in a team with over 30 people, of which 20 are java server side developers across different geographies. Members on the team have direct access to the business unit, and must be able to juggle multiple priorities at a given time.

The candidate needs to be a self‑starter, smart, and a highly motivated team player with effective communication skills. In addition, the candidate must value producing quality software and have a solid grounding in computer science fundamentals.

We would need someone who can assume responsibility for projects within the system. Their goal will be to clarify business requirements, and ensure consistent, clean code is implemented with timely delivery. The right candidate should enjoy working in a highly collaborative environment that values team work and offers a lot of flexibility as long as productivity and quality is there.

Required Skills

• Very strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities
• 7‑15 years of experience in Java backend development
• Very strong knowledge of software design principles: MVC, data structures, graph data, algorithms, design patterns, multithreading, caching, recursion
• Very strong knowledge of core Java: class loading, garbage collection, Java collections API, Reflections API, Java 8 Streams and Functional Programming
• Strong knowledge of Non‑Relational Databases and No‑SQL (Mongo DB)
• Strong knowledge of BDD (behavior‑driven development) with JBehave/Cucumber
• Strong knowledge of and experience with DMN and BPMN tooling
• Strong knowledge of Representation state transfer (RESTful Web services)
• Strong communication skills – able to work with global team members, across different time zones.

Nice to have

• Strong Knowledge of Relational Databases and SQL (DB 2)
• Good Knowledge of Object Relation Mapping technologies: JPA/Hibernate
• Knowledge of Snowflake DB
• Knowledge of HTTP, XML, JSON
• Knowledge of Unix/Linux
• Experience with TDD (test driven development)
• Good knowledge of GIT source code management
• Knowledge of react js