Senior Java Developer

Talan; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan with company matching

Paid vacation (opportunity to grow)

Holidays and personal days

Job summary

Talan in New York City is seeking a Senior Java Developer to join a team of seven developers working on mission-critical applications across Fixed Income, Trading, and Risk. This hands-on backend role demands ownership of projects and close collaboration with business and technology stakeholders.

The ideal candidate will have strong Java expertise, Spring Boot proficiency, and experience delivering scalable distributed systems in a financial services context.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on Java development experience.
• 5+ years of Spring / Spring Boot experience.
• Strong knowledge of Core Java, concurrency, collections and exception handling.
• Experience with REST APIs and distributed applications.
• Good SQL knowledge.
• Experience with Git, Maven and CI/CD.
• Messaging experience such as ActiveMQ, Kafka or similar.
• Strong communication skills and proactive mindset.
• Bachelor degree in Computer science, Engineering, Finance or Quantitative finance

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain enterprise applications using Java, Spring and Spring Boot.
• Contribute across the full SDLC, including development, testing, code reviews and production releases
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and collaborate with local and offshore teams.
• Take ownership of application delivery, stability and technical improvements.
• Perform system design, technical analysis and proof of concepts.
• Support application monitoring, upgrades and production issues.
• Mentor junior developers when needed.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

REST APIs

SQL

Git CI/CD

Messaging

Concurrency

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Azure

OpenShift

Job description

Talan is an international group that supports its clients in their end-to-end Data & AI transformation by combining management consulting with technological expertise.

With over 6,000 employees across five continents, we accelerate our clients' transformations through long-term partnerships, creating measurable and sustainable impact.

Our value proposition is built on a structured innovation ecosystem: 2,500 Data & AI experts, proprietary solutions built on advanced models, and an applied research, experimental development, and innovation laboratory.

In Americas, our multidisciplinary teams bring over 30 years of experience helping business leaders across key industries achieve measurable performance and strong ROI, designing, building, and scaling solutions that enable companies to grow more efficiently.

Job Description

Location: NYC (Hybrid – at least 4 days onsite/week)

Visa Sponsorship: We offer sponsorship under specific treaty-based U.S. work visas, including TN (for eligible Canadian, Mexican citizens). We do not support or transfer other visa types (e.g., H-1B).

We are looking for a Senior Java Developer to join a Team of 7 developers in a leading financial institution in New York. This is a hands‑on backend development role supporting highly visible applications across Fixed Income, Trading, Risk and other business areas.

The ideal candidate is a strong Java engineer who can contribute to development while progressively taking ownership of projects and working closely with business and technology stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain enterprise applications using Java, Spring and Spring Boot.
• Contribute across the full SDLC, including development, testing, code reviews and production releases
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and collaborate with local and offshore teams.
• Take ownership of application delivery, stability and technical improvements.
• Perform system design, technical analysis and proof of concepts.
• Support application monitoring, upgrades and production issues.
• Mentor junior developers when needed.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands‑on Java development experience.
• 5+ years of Spring / Spring Boot experience.
• Strong knowledge of Core Java, concurrency, collections and exception handling.
• Experience with REST APIs and distributed applications.
• Good SQL knowledge.
• Experience with Git, Maven and CI/CD.
• Messaging experience such as ActiveMQ, Kafka or similar.
• Strong communication skills and proactive mindset.
• Bachelor degree in Computer science, Engineering, Finance or Quantitative finance

Nice to Have

• Angular experience.
• Azure and OpenShift/container experience.
• Financial Markets or Fixed Income knowledge.

Company’s Benefits

• Salary between USD $130,000 - US$150,000
• 401(k) retirement plan with company matching
• 15 days of paid vacation per year at hire and up to 27 according to seniority (annual untaken vacation days are cashed out)
• 8 paid holidays + 5 sick days + 2 personal days per year
• Company health, dental, and vision insurance plans + FSA
• Voluntary STD and LTD
• Commuter/transit benefits

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.