Remote Senior Java Backend Engineer Core Banking (Contract)

Remote; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Worldwide remote work

Freelance / independent contractor

Opportunity to work on core banking

Job summary

Partner Company is seeking a Senior Java Developer to work remotely on a mission-critical core banking system. You will design, develop, and optimize backend applications supporting accounts, lending, and customer management within a microservices architecture.

You will operate in an SAFe agile environment, using Java EE/JEE, Spring Boot, Docker and Kubernetes, with a focus on performance, security, and quality. This is a worldwide remote engagement contributing to a business-critical platform.

Qualifications

• Degree in CS or equivalent.
• Several years of Java backend experience, banking/financial services preferred.
• Strong Java EE/JEE, Spring Boot, microservices, REST APIs.
• Container tech: Docker, Kubernetes; OpenShift a plus.
• Relational DBs with SQL (Oracle/PLSQL).
• Experience in automated testing and SAFe/Agile.
• German and English proficiency; clean background.

Responsibilities

• Developing and optimizing core banking system functionalities across accounts, lending, and customer services.
• Designing backend features with Java EE/JEE, Spring Boot, microservices, and REST web services.
• Maintaining and improving existing software components.
• Ensuring high software quality through automated testing and code reviews.
• Investigating issues, identifying root causes, implementing solutions.
• Contributing to analysis and design of new business and technical requirements.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams in an SAFe agile environment.

Skills

Java backend development

Agile / SAFe

German language

English language

Education

Bachelor degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Oracle SQL/PLSQL

Job description

Partner Company is seeking a Senior Java Developer to work remotely on a mission-critical core banking system. You will design, develop, and optimize backend applications supporting accounts, lending, and customer management within a microservices architecture.

You will operate in an SAFe agile environment, using Java EE/JEE, Spring Boot, Docker and Kubernetes, with a focus on performance, security, and quality. This is a worldwide remote engagement contributing to a business-critical platform.