Senior Cloud-Native Java Engineer | AWS & React

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC); Jersey City (NJ); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Health and life insurance

Pension/Retirement benefits

Paid Time Off and family care

Hybrid onsite/remote model

Job summary

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) seeks a Senior Software Engineer to design, develop, and modernize cloud-native applications that power our Financial Risk Management platform. You will build scalable, high-performance systems using Java, Spring Boot, and microservices in a hybrid onsite/remote setup.

You will work across the full SDLC, partner with architects and product owners, and contribute to cloud modernization, testing automation, and platform resiliency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred or equivalent practical experience.
• 6-9 years of software engineering experience developing enterprise applications.
• Strong expertise in Java/J2EE, Spring Framework, Spring Boot, REST APIs, and microservices architectures.
• Hands-on experience developing cloud-native applications using AWS.
• Experience with OpenShift Container Platform (OCP), Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud deployment architectures.
• Strong experience with Snowflake or large-scale data warehouse platforms.
• Experience with Oracle, SQL development, data modeling, and query optimization.
• Experience with Apache Kafka, Confluent Kafka, or event-driven architectures.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, messaging patterns, and asynchronous processing.
• Experience designing and implementing automated testing frameworks.
• Hands-on experience with testing frameworks (JUnit, Mockito, etc.).
• Experience building applications using ReactJS, micro frontends, and SPAs.
• Experience in Agile delivery environments.
• Passion for modern engineering practices, continuous improvement, and technology innovation.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and support scalable applications using Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, and microservices.
• Build cloud-native solutions leveraging AWS, OpenShift, containers, and modern deployment practices.
• Design and implement event-driven solutions using Kafka and related messaging technologies.
• Develop high-performance APIs and distributed systems with a focus on scalability, resiliency, and security.
• Build and maintain automated testing frameworks for APIs, microservices, and cloud-based applications.
• Champion Test-Driven Development (TDD), shift-left testing, and automation-first engineering practices.
• Integrate automated testing, quality controls, and release automation into CI/CD pipelines.
• Optimize application performance and database interactions across Oracle and Snowflake environments.
• Participate in architecture reviews, technical design discussions, and code reviews.
• Troubleshoot production issues, perform root cause analysis, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support engineering excellence, modernization, and platform resiliency.

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience

Tools

Java/J2EE

Spring Framework

Spring Boot

REST APIs

Microservices

AWS

OpenShift

Docker

Kubernetes

Snowflake

Oracle

SQL

Apache Kafka

JUnit/Mockito/REST Assured/Selenium/Playwright/Cypress

ReactJS

Angular

CI/CD tools (Jenkins, CloudBees, Git, SonarQube, Maven)

Job description

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) seeks a Senior Software Engineer to design, develop, and modernize cloud-native applications that power our Financial Risk Management platform. You will build scalable, high-performance systems using Java, Spring Boot, and microservices in a hybrid onsite/remote setup.

You will work across the full SDLC, partner with architects and product owners, and contribute to cloud modernization, testing automation, and platform resiliency.