Senior Java Developer

Title: Senior Java Engineer/Senior Java Developer

Duration: 6 months (Contract) + strong potential to extend

Location: 1 Queen Street East, Toronto

Hybrid Work Model: Mon Thur Onsite, Fri WFH

Start Date: ASAP

Compensation: $75-$85/Hour

Interview Process:

• 1st Round: 30-minute virtual interview (Team Lead)


• 2nd Round: 1-hour in-person whiteboarding session (Hands-on coding with 2 3 team leads)

Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

• Build Java (Core Java, Spring Boot, Microservices) applications


• Work heavily within AWS


• Deploy and manage infrastructure using Terraform


• Work with EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service)


• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams


• Conduct code reviews


• Contribute to best practices and continuous improvement

Technical Environment:

• Java 8 or Java 17


• Spring Boot (no strict version requirement)


• 30% AWS today, though overall organization still ~70% Azure


• Terraform deployments


• EKS, Lambda, SQS, ArgoCD (nice-to-have)


• SQL + Oracle


• Some Python (basic scripting level)

Must-Haves:

• 8+ years of experience


• Strong hands-on Java (Core Java, Spring Boot, Microservices) 8/10 minimum


• Deep AWS experience, including: Terraform deployment, EKS


• Strong in software design, system analysis, and multithreading


• Excellent communication and problem-solving

Nice-to-Haves:

• Python (3 4/10 expected; just needs willingness to pick up more)


• Capital Markets familiarity (bonds, options, futures) not required


• Additional AWS services: Lambda, SQS, ArgoCD