Lead Backend Engineer — Java, Spring Boot, Cloud

Next Frontier Capital

Jersey City (NJ)

On-site

USD 140,000 - 210,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Next Frontier Capital in Jersey City invites a Lead Software Engineer to join the Consumer & Community Banking organization. You will contribute to agile teams that build, enhance, and deliver trusted technology products in a secure, scalable way.

You will design, develop, and troubleshoot production-grade systems; mentor teams; and collaborate with vendors and internal groups to evaluate architectures. The role requires strong Java, Spring Boot, REST, Kafka, cloud experience, and a track record

Qualifications

5+ years of Java experience.
Hands-on experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
Hands-on experience with Spring Boot.
Proficiency in REST API.
Proficient in Kafka.
Advanced understanding of multi-region deployments.
Demonstrated proficiency in Artificial Intelligence (e.g., Co-Pilot, LLM).
In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and its IT systems.
Cloud infrastructure experience.
Event-driven architecture experience.

Responsibilities

Executes software solutions with design, development, and troubleshooting.
Develops secure, high-quality production code; reviews and debugs code written by others.
Identifies opportunities to automate recurring issues to improve operational stability.
Leads evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to assess architectural designs.
Leads communities of practice across Software Engineering to promote new technologies.