Full Stack Java Developer

Astek; Montreal (administrative region); On-site; CAD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Astek is seeking a Senior Developer in Montreal to join a cloud-focused settlement platform team. You will design, implement, and test scalable cloud-native components, collaborating with users, product owners, and analysts in an agile setting.

The role emphasizes building large-scale distributed applications on Azure/Cloud, with opportunities to guide peers and influence architecture and DevOps practices. Strong communication and rapid learning are essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience building distributed systems using agile practices.
• Strong working knowledge of core Java and Spring frameworks (including Spring Boot).
• Solid understanding of microservice architecture, resiliency, scalability, security and observability.
• Experience designing/implementing high-volume messaging- and REST-based middleware; defining DB models.
• Knowledge of DevOps practices and tools.
• Familiarity with cloud-based development principles.
• Fast learner with a drive to continually improve.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Participate in refinement sessions to clarify requirements.
• Write clean, performant, scalable, testable code and build automated tests.
• Mentor junior developers and promote best practices.
• Follow DevOps practices: build CI/CD pipelines and capture telemetry.
• Contribute to improving team standards and processes.

Skills

Distributed systems

Java

Spring Framework

Microservices

DevOps

Cloud fundamentals

Communication skills

Architecture design

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field

Tools

Azure

Job description

We are looking for a Senior developer, preferably with exposure to Cloud Architectures & Public Cloud offerings, to join our team building a resilient, scalable, and secure cloud-based settlement platform. You will be participating in the requirements refinement sessions, working on architecture, design, and implementation - writing code and automated tests, creating CI/CD pipelines following the best software development and DevOps standards. In our agile environment, you will have to interact directly with the users, product owners, business analysts, and other technologists across the firm. If you have a track record of building large-scale distributed applications, preferably on Azure/Cloud, we’d like to meet you.

Responsibilities

• Actively participate in the refinement sessions to ensure the requirements are clearly defined.
• Write clean, performant, scalable, testable, and reusable code and build automated tests.
• Guide more junior developers helping them to follow the best software development practices.
• Follow the best DevOps practices - create CI/CD pipelines, enable capturing telemetry, etc.
• Contribute to enhancing team standards and improving processes.

Skills Required (essential)

• Hands‑on, with 5+ years’ experience in building distributed systems applying agile practices.
• Strong working knowledge of core Java and Spring frameworks, including spring‑boot, etc.
• Sound understanding of microservice architecture and design patterns, system resiliency, scalability, security, and observability.
• Experience in designing and implementing high volume messaging‑ and rest‑based middleware and defining database models (relational or others).
• Knowledge of DevOps practices and tools.
• Familiarity with cloud‑based development principles.
• Fast learner and desire to constantly learn and improve.
• Bachelor’s Degree in computer science or in a related field.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.

Skills Desired (recommended)

• Experience with Microsoft Azure Cloud.
• Experience with Angular.
• Familiarity and experience integrating custom software with Microsoft Dynamics 360.
• Familiarity with Kafka and Mongo DB.
• Prior experience in FinTech applications.