Job Title: Backend Java Solution Architect With Banking Domain
Location: Mountain View, CA
Duration: 6 Months + Extension
Bill Rate: $86/hour
Job Type: W-2 Contract
Client: To Be Discussed Later
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Job Description:
Required Skills
- 10+ years of software engineering experience with 3+ years as a Technical Lead, Team Lead, or Solution Architect.
- Strong expertise in Java (17/21), Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Microservices, and REST APIs.
- Hands-on experience with AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Kafka, PostgreSQL, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Experience designing scalable, high-volume distributed systems with a strong focus on performance, reliability, and security.
- Strong system design and architecture skills with experience leading technical design discussions and mentoring engineering teams.
Mandatory Domain Experience
Candidates must have hands-on experience in one or more of the following:
- Risk Management
- Fraud Detection & Prevention
- Payment Processing
- Merchant Onboarding
- FinTech / Financial Services
Experience with KYC/KYB, transaction risk, fraud scoring, payment authorization, decision engines, or chargebacks is highly preferred.
Preferred Skills
- Experience with Agentic AI, AI agents, LLMs, or GenAI frameworks such as LangChain, LangGraph, OpenAI APIs, Vertex AI, or similar technologies.
- Experience integrating AI capabilities into enterprise applications or engineering workflows.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the architecture and development of scalable Java-based microservices.
- Drive technical design, architecture decisions, and engineering best practices.
- Mentor engineering teams and provide hands-on technical leadership.
- Collaborate with Product, Data Science, Security, and cross-functional teams to deliver secure, cloud-native financial solutions.
Equal opportunity Employer : We are an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, citizenship/ immigration status, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.