Leads a Scrum team while designing, coding, and deploying scalable Java Spring Boot microservices and REST APIs. Owns feature delivery end to end, integrates enterprise control systems, collaborates on React and Angular micro-frontends, and drives containerized cloud-native development using Docker, Kubernetes, and OpenShift. Champions AI-assisted development tools, establishes software architecture best practices, and mentors engineers.
Responsibilities:
- Lead a Scrum Team as a Hands-On Engineer: Guide the technical direction and impact the design of highly scalable, containerized Java Spring Boot microservices, while actively contributing to the codebase and driving feature implementation alongside your team.
- Champion Innovation with AI Tooling: Actively explore, pilot, and integrate cutting-edge AI-powered development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, advanced code analyzers) to accelerate development velocity, enhance code quality, and champion a culture of innovation within the team.
- Build Critical System Integrations: Design and implement robust, high-performance APIs to connect our new platforms with a diverse landscape of firm-wide control systems, ensuring data accuracy and integrity across the enterprise.
- Shape the Full-Stack Experience: Collaborate closely with frontend engineers to build seamless user experiences, shaping the APIs that power our modern Micro-Frontend (MFE) applications built with React and Angular.
- Drive End-to-End Feature Ownership: Take full ownership of the development lifecycle for key features, from architectural design and technical specifications through to implementation and deployment in a high-impact, agile environment.
- Mentor and Elevate the Team: Advise and mentor team members on best practices in software design, containerization, and modern development workflows, fostering a culture of technical excellence.
Qualifications:
- 10+ years of hands-on experience in software development, with a proven track record in building and designing robust backend systems.
- Experience with Java / Spring Boot framework or with modern frontend frameworks (React, Angular) is essential.
- Strong experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift) and building cloud-native applications.
- Demonstrated experience leading technical projects or acting as a tech lead for a development team.
- A keen interest in or experience with leveraging AI-assisted development tools to improve productivity and code quality.
- Deep understanding of software architecture, microservice design patterns, and RESTful API development best practices.
- Experience working in Financial Services or another large, complex global environment is highly desirable.
- Familiarity with modern frontend frameworks (React, Angular) is a significant plus.
- Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication.
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