Java Backend Engineer

Citi; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in financial technology seeks a backend developer for its Middle Office Engineering and Architecture Team in Mississauga. The role involves the full software development life cycle, focusing on Java, microservices, and innovative solutions to solve complex business challenges. Ideal candidates will have strong Java skills, experience with modern development practices, and a collaborative mindset to drive technological advancements.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience as Java Developer.
• Technically strong in Java & Microservices.
• Exposure to No-SQL Databases, preferably MongoDB.

Responsibilities

• Develop code, test, document, and release stories as part of the development team.
• Review code work for accuracy and functionality.
• Analyze applications to identify vulnerabilities and security issues.

Skills

Java

Microservices

Core Java

Spring Framework

Concurrency

Multi-threading

No-SQL Databases

REST API

Kubernetes

Docker

Education

Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Github

Bitbucket

Job description

The Equities Middle Office Technology team serves the global suite of products providing a full range of innovative and comprehensive set of services. Our businesses also offer industry-leading advanced technology, a strong worldwide presence, and a powerful global franchise. Our technology operates in real-time environments, capturing and managing market, transaction, and accounting data, numbering in the millions of processed events per day. Our solutions cover all Cash Equity products and geographies in which Citi does business. Our responsibilities support Middle Office operations covering all aspects of post-execution processing such as order & allocation workflows, trade processing, allocation matching, trade confirmations, commission management and billing.

Who You will Work With

As part of a modernized financial technology company, our Engineers are hyper-focused on disrupting the market through bringing to life the art of the possible for our business. We have passion for building strategies, designing solutions, and creating innovative products to help our developers to solve most complex and interesting problems. To accomplish this, we surround our technologists with interesting challenges, emerging technologies and with an immersive, innovative culture. The breadth in capabilities assures that Citi can support teams with an enterprise level forward-thinking vision. Put simply, we collaboratively design, build, and implement business strategies and solutions to help solve complex problems to drive business value.

Job Background/Context:

• The position is based in Canada and will require the candidate to work as a backend developer for MO Engineering and Architecture Team.
• Candidate will be part of a cross-functional team that’s responsible for the full software development life cycle, from conception to deployment.

• Candidate will work independently and should be highly self-motivated.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop Code, test, document, and release stories as part of development team.
• Reviewing code work for accuracy and functionality.
• Apply fundamental knowledge of programming languages for design specifications.
• Work closely with product users, provide guidance to ensure accurate implementation of solution is achieved.
• Proactively notify Tech Lead and Scrum master about risks, bottlenecks, problems, issues, and concerns.

• Analyze applications to identify vulnerabilities and security issues, as well as conduct testing and debugging.
• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication.

Core Skills:

• 3-5 Years of experience as Java Developer .
• Technically strong in Java & Microservices
• Very good understanding of Core Java, Spring Framework, Concurrency and Multi-threading
• Exposure to No-SQL Databases, preferably MongoDB.
• Hands on experience with REST API Implementations.
• Hand on experience with Kubernetes and Docker.
• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines, either on-premises or public cloud (i.e., Tekton, Harness, Jenkins, etc.)
• Worked on source code management such as Github, Bitbucket
• Preferred Banking or Product domain exposure

Preferred Skills:

• UX development using ReactJS, NodeJS
• Knowledge of Reactive programming.
• Knowledge of WebSocket programming.
• Knowledge of Cloud Platform like OpenShift etc.
• Knowledge of APM stack such as ELK, Prometheus, Micrometer, Grafana etc.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience

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Job Family Group:

Technology

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Job Family:

Applications Development

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Time Type:

Full time

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Most Relevant Skills

Please see the requirements listed above.

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Other Relevant Skills

For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.

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