Senior Java Spring Boot Backend Engineer (Kafka)

Bank of America; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 103,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Bank of America in Jersey City, NJ is seeking a senior software engineer to develop and deliver complex Java applications and microservices using Spring Boot. You will design and implement scalable backend services and participate in architecture reviews.

The role emphasizes CI/CD practices, event-driven architectures with Apache Kafka, and performance optimization of SQL queries for high-throughput systems. A strong focus on reliability and teamwork is expected.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant work experience.
• Strong hands-on Java development with Spring Boot and REST.
• Experience with Apache Kafka and SQL.
• Experience with CI/CD, Git, and modern tooling.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Codes solutions and unit tests per acceptance criteria.
• Designs, develops, and modifies architecture components and interfaces.
• Mentors engineers on CI/CD practices and tool stacks.
• Refines stories and estimates work for delivery lifecycle.
• Develops enterprise-grade Java applications and microservices with Spring Boot.
• Develops event-driven apps using Apache Kafka and integrates with downstream systems.
• Analyzes and optimizes SQL queries for performance.
• Troubleshoots issues across app, messaging, and DB layers; performs root-cause analysis.
• Writes clean, tested code and participates in code reviews.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Kafka

SQL

REST APIs

Distributed systems

Multithreading

Automated testing

CI/CD

Git

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Jenkins

Maven/Gradle

Job description

Bank of America in Jersey City, NJ is seeking a senior software engineer to develop and deliver complex Java applications and microservices using Spring Boot. You will design and implement scalable backend services and participate in architecture reviews.

The role emphasizes CI/CD practices, event-driven architectures with Apache Kafka, and performance optimization of SQL queries for high-throughput systems. A strong focus on reliability and teamwork is expected.