software engineer in app modernization

findev; United States; Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation package to Poland or Cyprus

Health insurance for Poland and Cyprus

24 days paid vacation

10 days paid sick leave

50% reimbursement for professional培训

Job summary

Findev формирует практику модернизации приложений под крупные глобальные финансовые институты. Мы переводим монолиты и устаревшие решения на Kubernetes и облачные/локальные платформы, опираясь на Java, Spring и современные конвейеры CI/CD.

Роль требует глубокой экспертизы в бэкенд-разработке, архитектуре и миграции, а также готовности работать с AI-инструментами и крупными организациями, соблюдая требования регуляторной среды и качества.

Qualifications

• 7+ лет опыта разработки ПО и карьерного роста

Responsibilities

• Оценка существующих приложений: архитектура, зависимости, инфраструктура, риски
• Определение стратегии миграции для каждого приложения
• Выполнение модернизации: обновления фреймворков, миграция зависимостей, контейнеризация, настройка CI/CD
• Развёртывание в целевых платформах — облако или локальные решения
• Формирование практик модернизации: шаблоны, уроки и паттерны
• Сотрудничество с командами приложений, владеющими legacy-системами

Skills

Java/Spring

Backend-first

AI-assisted Dev

Kubernetes

REST/gRPC/SOAP

CI/CD

Kafka

JMS

Oracle

PostgreSQL

Prometheus

Grafana

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s in CS/Eng or related field

Tools

Kafka

JMS

Oracle

PostgreSQL

REST

gRPC

SOAP

CI/CD

Prometheus

Grafana

Job description

Описание:

At Findev, we're building an AI-powered application modernization practice for major global financial institutions. The work: take legacy enterprise applications — monoliths, on-prem deployments, decade-old frameworks — and move them to modern platforms (Kubernetes, cloud-native, containerized). Hundreds of applications, each with its own stack, quirks, and business constraints. Most happen to be Java, but not all.

Задачи:

• Assess legacy applications end-to-end: architecture, dependencies, infrastructure, risk — using AI-assisted analysis tools


• Decide migration strategy for each app based on its characteristics, constraints, and business value


• Execute the full modernization: framework upgrades, dependency migration, containerization, CI/CD pipeline setup


• Deploy to target platforms — cloud services, or optimized on-prem — whatever makes sense for the app


• Shape the modernization practice itself: contribute patterns, templates, and lessons learned that make the next migration faster


• Collaborate with application teams who own the legacy systems

Требования:

• 7+ years in software engineering with progressive seniority


• Backend-first engineer — your strength is server-side systems (APIs, services, data pipelines), but you can read and navigate across layers of the stack when needed


• Strong Java/Spring expertise — the majority of the target portfolio is Java


• Hands-on modernization experience — you've migrated enterprise applications from older frameworks, runtimes, or platforms to modern ones. Java is the most common target, but the next app could be anything


• Broad infrastructure knowledge — you understand the differences between on-prem, cloud, Kubernetes, VMware, and bare metal; deep in some, conversant in all


• Working knowledge of enterprise middleware and data infrastructure — messaging (e.g., Kafka, JMS), relational databases (e.g., Oracle, PostgreSQL), transport protocols (REST, gRPC, SOAP), CI/CD pipelines, and monitoring stacks


• Open to AI-assisted workflows — we use Agentic AI and LLM tools daily as primary instruments; experience with AI-assisted development is a plus, willingness to work this way is required


• Autonomous decision-maker — you can assess a system, form a migration strategy, and defend your recommendation without waiting for someone to tell you what to do


• Enterprise comfort — you've worked in large organizations with large-scale existing systems, change management, and compliance requirements; none of this is new to you


• Excellent written and spoken English — you'll communicate with technical teams, write documentation, and present migration plans


• Education — Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field

Будет плюсом:

• Experience with additional JVM or non-JVM backend stacks (.NET, Python, C++) — several apps in the portfolio use mixed technology


• Experience with AI/LLM tools specifically for code analysis, migration, or large-scale refactoring


• Financial services, capital markets, or fintech background — our clients operate in regulated environments with algo trading, post-trade processing, and real-time risk systems


• Kubernetes deployment experience (EKS, Helm, ArgoCD)


• Cloud migration patterns (lift-and-shift, strangler fig, blue-green, database migration strategies)


• ServiceNow, Confluence, Jira fluency — the enterprise tooling ecosystem

Условия:

• Flexible work setup: remote or a hybrid model. Remote Work: reside in Georgia, Serbia, Spain, Cyprus, or Poland, or opt for a hybrid model if based in Kraków or Limassol.


• Health insurance coverage for those based in Poland and Cyprus.


• 50% coverage of health insurance for spouses and children in Poland and Cyprus.


• 24 days of paid vacation.


• 10 days of paid sick leave.


• 50% reimbursement for professional training, education, conferences.


• Work alongside a highly professional team.


• Engaging teambuilding events and activities.


• Relocation package to Poland or Cyprus, including visa sponsorship, if desired.