Senior Java Software Engineer

Experis Canada; Montreal (administrative region); Hybrid; CAD 106,000 - 142,000; Full time

Job summary

Experis Canada is seeking a Custom Software Engineer / Development Lead in Montreal, QC, a hybrid role (2 days onsite). The contract spans 6 months with a pay range of $90/hr INC.

You will lead the design and development of Java/Spring Boot applications and microservices for banking-grade document and transaction processing. Responsibilities include designing REST APIs, Kafka-based integrations, and AWS workflows, plus mentoring teams and enforcing standards.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software development experience.
• Strong hands-on experience with Java and Spring Boot.
• Strong experience with Microservices architecture.
• Experience with REST / Open APIs.
• Experience with event-driven and distributed systems.
• Experience designing and developing scalable backend solutions.
• Strong technical leadership and architecture experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Development, Information Technology, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of Java/Spring Boot applications and microservices.
• Design REST APIs and Kafka-based event-driven integrations.
• Lead document and transaction processing solutions.
• Design AWS-based workflows using Lambda, AWS Batch, and S3.
• Support ECM modernization and migration of FileNet/CMOD workloads to AWS.
• Provide technical leadership, architecture guidance, and mentorship to development teams.
• Promote coding standards, automated testing, security, observability, and reliability.
• Collaborate with architects, product owners, security teams, and business stakeholders.
• Analyze complex technical challenges and develop scalable and maintainable solutions.
• Support CI/CD, containerization, infrastructure automation, and deployment processes.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Microservices architecture

REST / Open APIs

Event-driven & distributed systems

Backend design & scalability

Technical leadership & architecture

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Software Development/IT

Tools

AWS

Kafka

Job description

Location: Montreal, QC – Hybrid (2 days/week onsite)

Contract:6 months

Pay Range: $90/hr INC

Job Description

We are looking for a Custom Software Engineer / Development Lead with strong experience in Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, REST APIs, Kafka, and AWS. The successful candidate will lead the design and development of scalable software solutions supporting document and transaction processing in a banking environment.

Must-Have Skills

• 8+ years of software development experience
• Strong hands-on experience with Java and Spring Boot
• Strong experience with Microservices architecture
• Experience with REST / Open APIs
• Experience with event-driven and distributed systems
• Experience designing and developing scalable backend solutions
• Strong technical leadership and architecture experience
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Development, Information Technology, or related field

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of Java/Spring Boot applications and microservices.
• Design REST APIs and Kafka-based event-driven integrations.
• Lead document and transaction processing solutions.
• Design AWS-based workflows using Lambda, AWS Batch, and S3.
• Support ECM modernization and migration of FileNet/CMOD workloads to AWS.
• Provide technical leadership, architecture guidance, and mentorship to development teams.
• Promote coding standards, automated testing, security, observability, and reliability.
• Collaborate with architects, product owners, security teams, and business stakeholders.
• Analyze complex technical challenges and develop scalable and maintainable solutions.
• Support CI/CD, containerization, infrastructure automation, and deployment processes.