Senior Lead Software Engineer - Java Architect (Commercial & Investment Bank - Payments Technology)

ARCHER; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care Coverage

On-Site Health And Wellness Centers

Retirement Savings Plan

Backup Childcare

Tuition Reimbursement

Mental Health Support

Financial Coaching

Job summary

ARCHER is seeking an experienced Java developer to design, develop, test, and operate secure, high-volume microservices and APIs for global payments. You will collaborate with business and operations partners, support production stability, and improve architecture with telemetry, CI/CD, and responsibly used AI-assisted tooling.

The role requires formal software engineering training and at least five years of hands-on experience with Java, Spring Boot, microservices, APIs, messaging, databases,

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts.
• At least five years of applied experience in Java, Spring Boot, microservices, APIs, messaging, databases, testing, CI/CD, Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools responsibly and knowledge of agile practices, security, and application resiliency.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and operate secure, high-volume Java/Spring Boot microservices and APIs.
• Collaborate with business and operations partners and support production stability.
• Improve architecture and delivery practices using telemetry and CI/CD.
• Utilize responsibly validated AI-assisted tools to enhance development and resilience.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Microservices

RESTful APIs

Kafka

IBM MQ

Relational Databases

NoSQL

Automated Testing

CI/CD

Docker

Kubernetes

AI-Assisted Software Development

Agile Practices

Payment Processing

Application Resiliency

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

IBM MQ

Job description

Design, develop, test, and operate secure, high-volume Java/Spring Boot microservices and APIs that process global payments through event-driven messaging systems. Collaborate with business and operations partners, support production stability, and improve architecture and delivery practices using telemetry, CI/CD, and responsibly validated AI-assisted tools.

Requirements: Requires formal training or certification in software engineering concepts and at least five years of applied experience, including hands-on Java, Spring Boot, microservices, API, messaging, database, testing, CI/CD, Docker, and Kubernetes experience. Candidates must also have experience using authorized AI-assisted development tools responsibly and demonstrate sound understanding of agile practices, security, and application resiliency.

Key Skills: Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, RESTful APIs, Kafka, IBM MQ, Relational Databases, NoSQL, Automated Testing, CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, AI-Assisted Software Development, Agile Practices, Payment Processing, Application Resiliency

Benefits:

• Health Care Coverage
• On-Site Health And Wellness Centers
• Retirement Savings Plan
• Backup Childcare
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Mental Health Support
• Financial Coaching