Senior Java Developer (Capital Markets)

Overview

Our client is a large enterprise organization within the financial services sector that is investing heavily in the modernization of its Capital Markets technology platform. They are seeking a Sr. Java Developer to join a high-impact initiative supporting a Synthetic Trading business.

The team is undergoing a significant technology transformation, replacing a legacy third-party platform with a modern, internally built solution designed to suupport critical trading operations. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to the design, development, and enhancement of enterprise-grade applications while gaining exposure to complex, high-performance trading systems in a dynamic financial services environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain mission-critical Java-based applications supporting trading and Capital Markets functions.
• Collaborate closely with business stakeholders, analysts, architects, and technology teams to deliver scalable solutions that meet business requirements.
• Participate in the full SDLC, including requirements gathering, system design, coding, testing, deployment, and production support.
• Develop and maintain RESTful APIs and microservices using Java and Spring Framework technologies.
• Build and enhance CI/CD pipelines to support automated testing and deployment processes.
• Contribute to application modernization initiatives and improve system performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies including spring planning, daily standups, retrospectives, and backlog refinement.
• Troubleshoot production issues and provide timely resolution for business-critical applications.
• Ensure adherence to development standards, security requirements, and software engineering best practices.

Required Skills

• 7+ years of professional software development experience with Java.
• Strong hands-on experience with the Spring Framework (Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Security, etc.)
• Experience designing and developing enterprise-scale distributed systems.
• Strong experience building low-latency, multi-threaded applications.
• Deep understanding of object-oriented programming principles, design patterns, and software engineering best practices.
• Experience with CI/CD toolds and automation pipelines.
• Experience working within Agile/Scrum development environments.
• Strong knowledge of source control management tools such as Git.

Domain Experince

• Previous experience within Capital Markets, Investment Banking, Trading, or Financial Services environments.
• Understanding of trading systems, financial products, market data, or related front-office technologies is highly desirable.

Nice-to-Have Qualifications

• Exposure to cloud technologies, preferably Good Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience building and supporting microservices architectures.
• Knowledge of Synthetic Trading, Equities, Derivatives, or other Capital Markets products.
• Familiarity with messaging technologies and event-driven architectures.

Soft Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work effectively within cross-functional teams.
• Self-motivated with a proactive approach to delivering solutions.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Toronto, ON.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $105.00 - $105.00/hr.

Workplace Type

This is a hybrid position in Toronto,ON.

The company is an equal opportunity employer

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Ordonnance sur l’égalité des chances de San Francisco

Conformément à l’Ordonnance sur l’égalité des chances de San Francisco, pour tous les postes situés dans la ville et le comté de San Francisco, nous examinerons les candidatures des personnes qualifiées ayant un casier judiciaire ou des antécédents criminels.

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