Senior Backend Developer

Summary

Join Aequilibrium, a leading technology professional services company, as a Senior Backend Java Engineer. You will be part of a fun, agile team driving innovation in financial services and VR. Contribute to our award-winning culture, impact client deliverables, and collaborate with talented colleagues. This 100% remote, full-time position (Canada-based) requires 8+ years of Java and .NET experience. You will leverage your expertise in Spring, RESTful services, microservices, and cloud technologies to build large-scale distributed systems. A competitive compensation package, including comprehensive benefits and remote work flexibility, is offered.

Requirements

• Work in the agencies/professional services companies, be consultative, professional, client-facing, with impeccable communication skills
• Handle working on multiple projects or tasks and keep them all under control
• Be passionate about technology and using it to help solve complex business challenges
• Easily transform business requirements into technical architecture
• Have the ability to learn fast (like, really fast) and be ready to make a big impact
• Apply Agile values to your work and understand how they can improve your team’s success
• Value writing clean, maintainable, testable code that solves business problems quickly
• Be proactive, engaged, consultative, and comfortable interacting with clients to solve their business challenges
• Have strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Have good teamwork skills and experience performing peer code reviews
• Have 8+ years of production-level experience in Java and .NET (Core, ASP.NET, Entity Framework)
• Have strong knowledge of Spring and its extensions (Web MVC, Spring Boot, Spring Security)
• Be proficient in SOAP and RESTful Web Services (XML, JSON, RAML)
• Have experience with Microservices architecture and unit testing using JUnit
• Have hands-on knowledge of application servers (e.g., Tomcat, WebSphere, WebLogic, JBoss)
• Be familiar with Git, Subversion, or similar source control tools
• Have knowledge of Enterprise Integration Patterns and frameworks like Apache Camel
• Have experience developing large-scale distributed systems
• Have experience with SaaS platforms or Service-Oriented Architectures (SOA)
• Have strong knowledge of cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, GCP, Docker, Kubernetes)
• Have experience in handling sensitive data security
• Have good knowledge of SQL

Responsibilities

Collaborate with Designers, Product Managers, and your development team to deliver compelling products and services

Preferred Qualifications

• Have experience with FinTech or working with financial services, credit unions, or banks
• Be familiar with Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban)
• Have knowledge of TDD and Continuous Integration (CI) processes
• Have awareness of OWASP best practices for secure code
• Have experience with Hibernate or other persistence frameworks
• Have strong database experience (MySQL, Postgres, Oracle, NoSQL)
• Be familiar with Amazon Web Services (AWS) or Microsoft Azure
• Have expertise in Backbase digital banking platform integration and extension

Benefits

• Competitive compensation rates
• Remote-first location
• Medical, dental, and extended health benefits
• Employee referral bonus
• Feedback based on regular 1:1s
• Team-bonding events