Senior Java Developer

Role Overview

Senior Java Developer for a financial services institution in New York City. This is a 100% remote 12-month contract working 40 hours/week (8:00 AM – 5:00 PM), focused on building high-performance, mission-critical, fault-tolerant distributed applications.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop enterprise-grade Java applications for distributed systems
• Partner with system architects to translate business requirements into technical solutions
• Build and integrate components within existing frameworks and shared services
• Develop and deploy applications on IBM WebSphere
• Support testing cycles: Unit, Functional, Performance, Security
• Troubleshoot complex production issues and deliver sustainable fixes
• Create and maintain technical documentation following SDLC best practices

Required Skills

• 5–7+ years of Java / J2EE development
• Hands-on experience with Spring Framework (including AOP, Batch, Integration)
• Experience with messaging using IBM MQ and JMS
• Strong IBM WebSphere experience
• Database experience with Oracle (SQL, PL/SQL, Stored Procedures)
• Familiarity with UNIX/Linux
• Experience with Maven, JUnit, JDBC, JavaScript, HTML
• Strong understanding of distributed systems and microservices architecture
• Solid knowledge of OOP and design patterns
• Experience building high-availability, fault-tolerant systems

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in Financial Services / Banking
• Exposure to Cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Strong debugging and analytical problem-solving

Interview Process

• One virtual interview