Senior Java Software Engineer

Agility Partners is seeking a qualified Senior Java Engineer to fill an open position with one of our clients in the financial services industry. This is an exciting opportunity to work on enterprise-scale, cloud-native applications leveraging modern Java technologies, Google Cloud Platform, and event-driven architectures.

The ideal candidate will play a key role in designing and building highly scalable microservices, APIs, and integration solutions while helping drive cloud transformation initiatives. This role offers the chance to work with cutting-edge technologies including GCP, Kafka, Kubernetes, MongoDB Atlas, and Infrastructure as Code.

In this role, you will collaborate with engineering, architecture, and business teams to develop secure, resilient, and high-performing backend solutions. You will contribute to the design and implementation of cloud-native applications, event-driven systems, and automated deployment pipelines while serving as a technical mentor for development best practices.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain RESTful APIs and microservices using Java, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Docker, and Kubernetes.

Build and support cloud-native solutions on Google Cloud Platform, leveraging services such as GKE, Cloud Run, Pub/Sub, Cloud Storage, and Secret Manager.

Develop and enhance event-driven integrations utilizing Apache Kafka, Confluent Cloud, and asynchronous messaging patterns.

Partner with cross-functional teams to implement scalable, secure, and observable enterprise applications while driving CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code best practices.

The Ideal Candidate

7+ years of software development experience building enterprise applications, APIs, and distributed systems.

5+ years of hands-on Java development experience with Spring Boot, Spring Framework, Maven, and Gradle.

Proven experience building and deploying cloud-native applications on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

Strong expertise with Kubernetes, GKE, Docker, and microservices architecture design.

Experience developing event-driven systems using Apache Kafka, Confluent Cloud, or similar streaming platforms.

Experience working with MongoDB Atlas, NoSQL databases, and enterprise data integration patterns.

Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, Terraform or Infrastructure as Code, Agile delivery methodologies, and DevOps practices.

Reasons to Love It

Work with a modern cloud-native technology stack including GCP, Kubernetes, Kafka, and MongoDB Atlas.

Influence architecture and engineering decisions for enterprise-scale, mission-critical applications.

Collaborate with highly skilled engineers in an Agile, DevOps-driven environment.

Opportunity to mentor team members while expanding expertise in cloud, observability, and event-driven architectures.

Tech Stack Summary

Languages & Frameworks

Java 17+, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud

Cloud Platform

Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Container Platform

Docker, Kubernetes, GKE

Messaging & Streaming

Apache Kafka, Confluent Cloud, Pub/Sub

Databases

MongoDB Atlas, SQL Databases

DevOps

GitHub, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Terraform, CI/CD

Observability

Cloud Monitoring, Cloud Logging, Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry