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Lead Java Developer

  • Hybrid
  • 6+ years

Salary

$120,000 - 125,000/ year

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Description

As a Lead Java Engineer on the company's distributed calculation platform, you will design and build the software that drives 500 million risk and suitability calculations every single day. You will work on a system that coordinates hundreds of thousands of pods, tens of thousands of compute cores and hundreds of terabytes of memory, partnering closely with software engineers, DevOps teams and customers to keep it fast, secure and reliable. Beyond the code, you will mentor engineers and help shape the long-term direction of one of the company's most demanding engineering platforms.

Responsibilities

  • Design and build Java-based software that powers a high-performance calculation engine processing hundreds of millions of distributed calculations every day.
  • Develop new platform features without slowing down a system where small inefficiencies are multiplied across millions of calculations.
  • Solve complex distributed computing problems, such as moving small amounts of data efficiently across huge numbers of machines.
  • Lead improvements to the CI/CD pipeline that enable frequent, reliable software releases for a SaaS platform.
  • Build an API that gives customers controlled access to configure how the platform runs for their own use cases.
  • Create new testing mechanisms that support rapid, dependable releases across a daily microservice deployment cycle.
  • Mentor and coach engineers through code reviews, technical guidance and career development support.
  • Partner directly with customers to resolve issues and optimize large-scale distributed workloads.
  • Required Qualifications & Skills
  • 6+ years of professional software development experience with Java.
  • Experience building and improving CI/CD pipelines using DevOps practices.
  • Practical experience with Java frameworks such as Spring, Spring Boot or Quarkus.
  • Working knowledge of cloud platforms, including AWS, Azure or GCP, and containerization tools such as Docker and Kubernetes.
  • Experience designing, building and maintaining large-scale distributed systems and RESTful APIs.
  • Solid command of object-oriented programming, design patterns and test automation using frameworks such as JUnit and Mockito.
  • Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments, with a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field.
  • Beneficial Skills & Qualifications
  • Prior experience operating as a lead engineer, though strong individual contributors are equally encouraged to apply.
  • Exposure to NoSQL databases such as MongoDB or Cassandra.
  • Familiarity setting up testing frameworks such as Cucumber.

Benefits

  • Joining this team puts you at the center of one of the company's most technically demanding platforms, working alongside engineers and DevOps specialists who operate at genuine global scale.
  • Work in a hybrid model with three days in the office and two days working remotely each week.
  • Take on technical ownership and help shape the long-term direction of a platform used across the company.
  • Access structured learning and development opportunities to deepen your expertise in distributed systems and cloud engineering.
  • Collaborate with engineering and DevOps teams across multiple regions on a platform operating at global scale.
  • Benefit from wellbeing, financial planning and family support programs designed to support your life outside of work.
  • Apply now to help lead the engineering behind one of the company's largest distributed computing platforms.
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  • Time Type:
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  • Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:
  • $120,800.00 - $170,800.00
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  • Most Relevant Skills
  • Please see the requirements listed above.
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  • Other Relevant Skills
  • For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.
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  • Importantly, all our hiring processes and decisions, including determining your suitability for a role, are conducted, checked, and decided by individuals. Our automated processing and AI do not involve relying on automatic or autonomous decision-making. Please refer to any Jurisdictional Considerations, with specific provisions for your country (where relevant) for further details.
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Where you’d work

Part of the week in the office

You can work from

  • Canada

About the company

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  • Industry: FinTech

Office in Toronto, Canada

Your chances

Still hiring, not crowded yet, and you'd be among the first.

  • 17 checks run
  • 8 good signs
  • 0 red flags

Still hiring?

11 checks

Actively hiring

In its favour4

  • Still on the company's own careers site, checked 1 h agoModerate evidence
  • Found in the last 48 hours, before the big job boardsModerate evidence
  • Specific about the basics: pay, place, level, stack and contract all statedSlight evidence
1 moreFewer
  • A tight salary range, set for one seat: $120K to $125KSlight evidence

How crowded?

6 checks

Low

In its favour4

  • In its Early Window: not on the big job boards yetStrong evidence
  • Hybrid in Toronto: only people nearby can take itSlight evidence
  • Lead level: far fewer people qualifySlight evidence
1 moreFewer
  • Asks for Cassandra, which fewer than 1% of open roles doSlight evidence

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Details13 facts · Role, Location, Compensation, Employment, Company
Tech stack
  • Java
  • AWS
  • Kubernetes
  • Docker
  • Spring
  • MongoDB
  • Cassandra
  • Azure
  • CI/CD
Seniority
VP / C-level
Type
Full-time
Industry
FinTech
Specialty
Backend
Region
Canada
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Role

Category
Development
Specialty
Backend
Seniority
VP / C-level
Experience
6+ years
Tech stack
  • Java
  • AWS
  • Kubernetes
  • Docker
  • Spring
  • MongoDB
  • Cassandra
  • Azure
  • CI/CD

Location

Work model
Hybrid
Region
Canada
Office
  • Toronto, Canada
Remote from
  • Canada

Compensation

Salary
$120,000 - 125,000 / year
Pay period
Annual

Employment

Type
Full-time

Company

Industry
FinTech

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