Senior Java Developer – Capital Markets

**This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior Java Developer – Capital Markets based in Canada.**

We are seeking an experienced Senior Java Developer to design, build, and support enterprise-grade financial applications within a capital markets environment.

The role focuses on developing scalable, high-performance solutions that support critical trading, market data, and post-trade processes.

You will collaborate closely with business stakeholders, architects, product teams, and engineering professionals to deliver robust technology solutions.

This position requires strong backend development expertise combined with a deep understanding of financial systems and distributed architectures.

You will contribute to modernizing platforms through microservices, cloud-native technologies, automation, and engineering best practices.

This is an opportunity to work on complex, high-impact applications in a fast-paced and collaborative technology environment.

### Accountabilities

The Senior Java Developer will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining enterprise applications that support capital markets operations. The role requires strong technical ownership, problem-solving abilities, and collaboration across business and technology teams to deliver reliable and scalable solutions.

• Design, develop, test, and maintain enterprise-grade Java applications supporting capital markets platforms.
• Build scalable microservices using Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, and distributed system architectures.
• Develop high-performance, low-latency applications supporting real-time trading workflows and market data processing.
• Collaborate with business analysts, traders, product owners, architects, and DevOps teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Integrate applications with exchanges, market data providers, order management systems, execution management systems, and third-party financial platforms.
• Optimize application performance, scalability, reliability, and overall system efficiency.
• Participate in technical design discussions, architecture reviews, and code review processes.
• Implement secure coding practices and ensure applications meet financial industry standards and compliance requirements.
• Troubleshoot production issues, perform root cause analysis, and deliver timely technical resolutions.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, engineering standards, and development best practices.
• Mentor junior developers and support knowledge sharing across engineering teams.
• Participate actively in Agile/Scrum ceremonies and collaborate with cross-functional teams throughout the software development lifecycle.

## Requirements

The ideal candidate should have extensive experience in Java development and a strong background working with capital markets or investment banking technologies. The role requires expertise in enterprise software engineering, distributed systems, and modern development practices.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 8+ years of hands-on experience in Java application development.
• 3+ years of experience working within Capital Markets or Investment Banking environments.
• Strong understanding of object-oriented programming, software design principles, and engineering best practices.
• Experience building high-performance, distributed enterprise applications.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with Java 8/11/17 and modern Java development practices.
• Strong expertise in Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Security, Spring Data JPA, and Hibernate.
• Hands-on experience with microservices architecture and RESTful API development.
• Experience with messaging technologies such as Kafka, JMS, and RabbitMQ.
• Strong SQL knowledge and experience with relational databases including Oracle and PostgreSQL.
• Familiarity with NoSQL technologies such as MongoDB and Redis is preferred.
• Experience with build and version control tools including Maven, Gradle, and Git.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices using tools such as Jenkins.
• Knowledge of containerization and orchestration technologies including Docker, Kubernetes, and OpenShift.
• Experience working with Linux/Unix environments.

## Benefits

• 12+ month contract opportunity with potential for extension.
• Opportunity to work on complex financial technology solutions with significant business impact.
• Collaboration with experienced engineering, architecture, and financial domain professionals.
• Exposure to modern technologies including microservices, cloud-native platforms, automation, and distributed systems.
• Opportunity to contribute to large-scale enterprise applications within a global technology environment.