Sr. Java Developer with Azure cloud : New York, NY 10004 Locals only

Sr. Developer 

Location: New York, NY 10004 Locals only

Duration 12-18mth+

Description:

• We are looking for a Senior developer, preferably with exposure to Cloud Architectures & Public Cloud offerings, to join our team building a resilient, scalable, and secure cloud-based settlement platform.
• You will be participating in the requirements refinement sessions, working on architecture, design, and implementation - writing code and automated tests, creating CI/CD pipelines following the best software development and DevOps standards.
• In our agile environment, you will have to interact directly with the users, product owners, business analysts, and other technologists across the firm.
• If you have a track record of building large-scale distributed applications, preferably on Azure/Cloud, we''d like to meet you.

Responsibilities:

• Actively participate in the refinement sessions to ensure the requirements are clearly defined.
• Write clean, performant, scalable, testable, and reusable code and build automated tests.
• Guide more junior developers helping them to follow the best software development practices.
• Follow the best DevOps practices - create CI/CD pipelines, enable capturing telemetry, etc.
• Contribute to enhancing team standards and improving processes.

Skills Required (Essential):

• Hands-on with 7+ years experience in building distributed event-based systems applying agile practices.
• Sound understanding of microservice architecture and design patterns, system resiliency, scalability, security, and observability.
• Strong working knowledge of core Java, Spring-boot, and other Spring framework features.
• Experience with designing and implementing high volume messaging- and rest- based middleware.
• Experience with defining scalable database models (relational or others).
• Knowledge of DevOps practices and tools.
• Familiarity with cloud-based development principles.
• Fast learner and desire to constantly learn and improve.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Bachelor''s Degree in computer science or in a related field.

Skills Desired (Recommended):

• Experience with Microsoft Azure Cloud.
• Experience with Angular.
• Familiarity with Kafka and Mongo DB.
• Prior experience in FinTech application development.
• Experience with working in a global delivery team.

Manager Additional Notes:

• A technically strong AI and software engineering resource who combines hands-on technical expertise with a delivery mindset.
• The role requires someone who can move fluidly between software development, data analysis, testing, stakeholder coordination, and project execution.
• The ideal candidate is adaptable, outcome-focused, and willing to step into whatever role is needed to move work forward and drive successful outcomes, rather than focusing exclusively on a single discipline.
• Candidate with banking domain experience will be an added advantage, but not a deal breaker.