Full Stack Engineer

Duration: Contract - 6 months

Position Overview

Seeking experienced Java Full Stack Developers to support enterprise-scale technology initiatives within a leading global financial institution. This role is primarily focused on Java backend engineering with strong modern frontend development experience using Angular or React.

The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience developing Java/Spring Boot microservices, building modern enterprise web applications using Angular or React, and integrating frontend applications with RESTful services and distributed backend systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain enterprise applications using Java, Spring Boot, and Angular or React.
• Build scalable and maintainable REST APIs and microservices supporting business-critical applications.
• Develop reusable, responsive, and maintainable UI components using Angular/TypeScript or React.
• Integrate frontend applications with backend Java services and REST APIs.
• Participate in the design and development of microservices and distributed applications.
• Develop event-driven solutions using technologies such as Kafka or other messaging platforms.
• Write clean, efficient, reusable, and well-tested code across frontend and backend layers.
• Collaborate with architects, business analysts, QA engineers, and technology teams throughout the SDLC.
• Troubleshoot application, integration, performance, and production issues.
• Contribute to application scalability, resiliency, security, and performance improvements.
• Participate in code reviews, technical design discussions, automated testing, and CI/CD activities.
• Follow enterprise engineering standards, security controls, and development best practices within a regulated financial-services environment.

Required Skills

• Strong hands-on experience with Java.
• Strong experience with Spring Boot / Spring Framework.
• Experience developing RESTful APIs and microservices.
• Strong understanding of object-oriented programming, design patterns, and software engineering principles.
• Experience with relational databases and SQL.
• Experience with distributed systems or distributed application architecture.
• Experience with Kafka or other messaging/event-driven technologies.

Frontend

• Strong hands-on experience with Angular or React.
• Experience developing reusable components and enterprise-grade web applications.
• Experience integrating frontend applications with REST APIs and backend services.
• Understanding of frontend performance, security, and application architecture.
• Experience with Git and modern CI/CD practices.
• Experience with automated unit and integration testing.
• Exposure to Docker and Kubernetes preferred.
• Experience with AWS, Azure, or other cloud platforms preferred.
• Understanding of Agile/Scrum software development methodologies.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience within banking, financial services, capital markets, payments, or other highly regulated environments.
• Experience developing high-volume, highly available enterprise applications.
• Strong understanding of distributed-system concepts including scalability, resiliency, fault tolerance, concurrency, and asynchronous processing.
• Experience with caching, messaging, or other distributed technologies.
• Experience working within large enterprise technology organizations.