Staff Java & Spring Microservices Architect

Capitolis; Sterling (VA); On-site; USD 2,612 - 5,747; Full time

Job summary

Candescence is seeking a Staff Engineer to own end-to-end design, development, and deployment of integration services. You will lead cross‑functional teams, define architecture, and ensure secure, scalable solutions using Java, Spring Boot, and microservices in a cloud environment.

You will mentor engineers, drive best practices, and collaborate with product and security teams to deliver high‑quality banking technology experiences.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in the technology industry with deep Java/Spring expertise.
• 3+ years in technical leadership and cross‑functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Take full ownership of requirements analysis, design, development, testing, and deployment of integration services.
• Manage end-to-end delivery life cycle including production readiness, monitoring, and support.
• Ensure features meet performance, reliability, and security expectations.
• Design and develop Admin platform features using Spring Boot, REST APIs, and microservices.
• Contribute to architectural discussions and ensure scalable, maintainable solutions.

Skills

Leadership experience

Mentoring

End-to-end delivery

Non-functional requirements

Tools

Java (JDK 17+)

Spring Framework

Spring Boot

Reactive programming

OpenAPI 3.x

OAuth 2.0

Docker

Kubernetes

JUnit

Mockito

GCP (GKE/IAM)

AWS

Azure

Job description

Candescence is seeking a Staff Engineer to own end-to-end design, development, and deployment of integration services. You will lead cross‑functional teams, define architecture, and ensure secure, scalable solutions using Java, Spring Boot, and microservices in a cloud environment.

You will mentor engineers, drive best practices, and collaborate with product and security teams to deliver high‑quality banking technology experiences.