Senior Full Stack Software Engineer - Java/AWS

DTCC; Jersey City (NJ); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Pension plan

Paid time off

Job summary

DTCC is seeking a Senior Full Stack Software Engineer in New Jersey to modernize mission-critical platforms using Java, Spring Boot, Angular, React, and AWS. You will design cloud-native microservices, ensure high throughput and reliability, and drive architecture and engineering standards across teams.

The role emphasizes technical leadership, collaboration with Product Owners, and delivering scalable, secure software in a hybrid onsite/remote environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8+ years of experience in software development.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and support of full-stack applications utilizing Java, Spring Boot, Angular, React, and AWS.
• Drive application architecture, technical design reviews, engineering standards, and software development best practices.
• Champion engineering excellence through mentorship, knowledge sharing, and technical guidance across teams.
• Evaluate and adopt emerging technologies and engineering practices that improve platform capabilities and developer productivity.
• Cloud-Native Application Development: Design and implement scalable microservices, REST APIs, and distributed systems.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Angular

React

AWS

Kafka

Docker

Kubernetes

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Kafka

Job description

Job Description

Are you ready to make an impact at DTCC? Do you want to work on innovative projects, collaborate with a dynamic and supportive team, and receive investment in your professional development? At DTCC, we are at the forefront of innovation in the financial markets. We are committed to helping our employees grow and succeed. We believe that you have the skills and drive to make a real impact. We foster a thriving internal community and are committed to creating a workplace that looks like the world that we serve.

The Information Technology group delivers secure, reliable technology solutions that enable DTCC to be the trusted infrastructure of the global capital markets. The team delivers high-quality information through activities that include development of essential, building infrastructure capabilities to meet client needs and implementing data standards and governance.

Pay and Benefits:

• Competitive compensation, including base pay and annual incentive
• Comprehensive health and life insurance and well-being benefits, based on location
• Pension / Retirement benefits
• Paid Time Off and Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.
• DTCC offers a flexible/hybrid model of 3 days onsite and 2 days remote (onsite Tuesdays, Wednesdays and a third day unique to each team or employee).

At DTCC, your work will directly contribute to the stability, resiliency, and efficiency of the global financial markets. As the industry's premier post-trade market infrastructure, DTCC processes and safeguards trillions of dollars in securities transactions annually.

As a Senior Full Stack Software Engineer , you will play a key role in modernizing mission-critical platforms that enable the secure, reliable, and high-volume movement of business transactions across DTCC's enterprise ecosystem. Leveraging technologies including Java, Spring Boot, AWS, Kafka, Angular, React, Docker, and Kubernetes , you will design and build cloud-native applications, scalable microservices, modern user experiences, and real-time event-driven solutions.

Your Primary Responsibilities :

• Technical Leadership & Engineering Excellence
• Lead the design, development, and support of full-stack applications utilizing Java, Spring Boot, Angular, React, and AWS.
• Drive application architecture, technical design reviews, engineering standards, and software development best practices.
• Champion engineering excellence through mentorship, knowledge sharing, and technical guidance across teams.
• Evaluate and adopt emerging technologies and engineering practices that improve platform capabilities and developer productivity.
• Cloud-Native Application Development
• Design and implement scalable microservices, REST APIs, and distributed systems.
• Build cloud-native applications leveraging AWS services and containerized technologies.
• Develop reusable frameworks, enterprise integration solutions, and shared platform capabilities.
• Deliver modern, intuitive user experiences that improve usability and operational efficiency.
• Event-Driven & Platform Engineering
• Design and develop event-driven architectures utilizing Kafka and related messaging technologies.
• Implement highly available, fault-tolerant, and resilient application services.
• Support enterprise transaction processing platforms requiring high throughput, reliability, and operational excellence.
• Develop solutions that ensure transaction integrity, reconciliation, auditability, and operational control.
• DevOps, Reliability & Operational Excellence
• Build and enhance CI/CD pipelines and automation frameworks.
• Implement monitoring, observability, alerting, resiliency, and recovery capabilities.
• Optimize performance, scalability, security, and availability across distributed environments.
• Support applications throughout the software development lifecycle, including production support and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Collaboration & Delivery
• Partner closely with Product Owners, Architects, Platform Engineers, and business stakeholders to deliver strategic technology solutions.
• Collaborate effectively within Agile teams across global locations.
• Translate business requirements into scalable and maintainable technical solutions.
• Contribute to strategic modernization initiatives and enterprise technology roadmaps.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8+ years of ex