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Java Developer – Financial Systems

Learning Consultant Stamford, CT
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Java Developer – Financial Systems

Learning Consultant Stamford, CT
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Java Developer — Financial Systems

Location: Stamford, CT

  • Work: Hybrid (3 days onsite, 2 remote)
  • Type: Full-Time Employee

About The Role

Join our Financial Systems Engineering team to design and deliver high-performance backend systems that power trading, brokerage, and regulatory platforms across the full trade lifecycle.

In This Role You Will

  • Design, build, and optimize scalable Java services and microservices (Spring Boot).
  • Implement low-latency algorithms for cash, securities management, IPO processing, and reporting.
  • Collaborate across product, QA, and operations to deliver reliable, enterprise-grade solutions.

Key Responsibilities

  • Development: Build and maintain backend services using Java, Spring Boot, and microservices patterns.
  • Performance: Implement and tune high-throughput, low-latency workflows for real-time financial processing.
  • Integration: Work with RESTful APIs, Kafka/JMS messaging, and distributed systems.
  • Quality & Support: Write unit/integration tests, perform debugging and performance tuning, provide production support and troubleshooting.
  • Collaboration: Participate in code reviews, document designs, and partner with cross-functional teams to deliver business-critical features.
  • Continuous Improvement: Refactor legacy components to improve scalability, security, and maintainability; keep current with emerging tools and techniques.

Qualifications (Must Meet All The Requirements)

  • Bachelor's or Master’s in Computer Science or a related field.
  • 5+ years of professional Java development (Java 8/11+).
  • Strong OOP fundamentals, design patterns, and n-tier architecture experience.
  • Proficiency with Spring Boot, JEE, REST APIs, and microservices.
  • Experience with multithreading, concurrency, and distributed systems.
  • Familiarity with relational databases (Oracle preferred) and SQL performance tuning.
  • Hands-on with messaging systems (Kafka, JMS, ActiveMQ) and application servers (JBoss, WebLogic, etc.).
  • Excellent debugging and problem-solving skills for high-volume, real-time systems; interest in trading/financial instruments is a plus.

What We Offer

  • Work on mission-critical systems with direct business impact.
  • Hybrid schedule and supportive, growth-focused engineering culture.
  • Competitive compensation and benefits package.

Skills: financial systems,restful apis,kafka,code reviews,spring boot,jee,java 8/11 or higher

  • Seniority level

    Mid-Senior level

  • Employment type

    Full-time

  • Job function

    Engineering and Information Technology

  • Industries

    Business Consulting and Services

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