Senior Java Software Engineer - Cloud & Microservices

Candescent (Digital First Holdings LLC); United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Candescent is a forward-thinking technology company transforming how financial institutions deliver Intelligent Banking experiences. They seek an expert Java backend developer with 9+ years of experience to design and optimize transactional, multi-tenant systems.

You'll work in cloud-based environments (GCP, AWS) using Spring Boot and microservices, collaborating with cross-functional teams to translate user stories into scalable solutions and drive agile development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent.
• 9+ years of software development experience with Java.
• Strong foundations in data structures, algorithms, and concurrent programming.
• Experience designing and troubleshooting transactional systems and microservices with Java EE, Spring Boot, and cloud platforms.

Responsibilities

• Convert user stories into scalable, user-centric backend solutions.
• Collaborate across cross-functional teams to deliver reliable, high-performance systems.
• Work with multi-tenant cloud technologies and DevOps practices to build and deploy services.

Skills

Java

Data structures

Algorithms

Concurrent programming

Microservices

Spring Boot

Cloud (GCP/AWS)

SQL/NoSQL

JVM performance

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Git

Jira

Docker

Kubernetes

Tomcat

IntelliJ/Eclipse

Terraform

Job description

Candescent is a forward-thinking technology company transforming how financial institutions deliver Intelligent Banking experiences. They seek an expert Java backend developer with 9+ years of experience to design and optimize transactional, multi-tenant systems.

You'll work in cloud-based environments (GCP, AWS) using Spring Boot and microservices, collaborating with cross-functional teams to translate user stories into scalable solutions and drive agile development.