Senior Java Software Engineer

About Persistent

We are a trusted Digital Engineering and Enterprise Modernization partner, combining deep technical expertise and industry experience to help our clients anticipate what’s next. Our offerings and proven solutions create a unique competitive advantage for our clients by giving them the power to see beyond and rise above. We work with many industry-leading organizations across the world, including 12 of the 30 most innovative global companies, 60% of the largest banks in the US and India, and numerous innovators across the healthcare ecosystem.

Our disruptor’s mindset, commitment to client success, and agility to thrive in the dynamic environment have enabled us to sustain our growth momentum by reporting $328.2M revenue in Q1 FY25, delivering 16% Y-o-Y growth. Our 23,500+ global team members, located in 19 countries, have been instrumental in helping the market leaders transform their industries. We’re also pleased to share that Persistent has been recognized as a Leader in the ISG Provider Lens™ Digital Engineering Services Quadrant Report for the U.S. and Europe 2024. We were also recognized for excellence in governance and executive leadership in Institutional Investor’s 2024 Asia Executive Team Survey. Throughout our market-leading growth, we’ve maintained a strong employee satisfaction score of 8.2/10.

About Position:

Role: Sr. Java Developer

Location: Sydney, Australia

Job Type: Contract

Experience: 12 -15 years

Skills: Java, Microservices, React, AWS

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Lead the Java full stack development: Implement scalable, high-performance full stack solutions using Java, Spring Boot, React, Next.js, ensuring smooth integration using Backend For Frontend APIs and Service Domain modelsEnsure performance and scalability: Focus on optimizing the front-end platform for scalability and performance. Continuously refine and improve the platform’s architecture to support a growing number of users and complex features.
• Maintain security best practices: Implement security best practices in the platform ensuring robust protection against vulnerabilities and maintaining compliance with industry standards.
• CI/CD with GitHub Actions: Build and maintain GitHub Actions pipelines for continuous integration and deployment, enabling fast and reliable feature delivery with minimal friction.
• Perform code reviews: Review code submitted by other engineers, ensuring adherence to best practices, platform standards, and security guidelines. Provide constructive feedback and encourage continuous learning and improvement.
• Collaborate on architecture: Lead discussions and decision-making on architecture with a team of passionate engineers. Be receptive to new ideas while maintaining a strong vision for the platform.
• Mentor and guide engineers: Provide mentorship and guidance to junior and mid-level engineers, helping them develop their technical skills while maintaining a focus on quality, scalability, and performance.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration: Work closely with product managers, designers, and back-end engineers to deliver features and improvements aligned with business objectives.

Essential Skills:

We use a broad range of tools, languages, and frameworks. We don’t expect you to know them all but experience or exposure with some of these will set you up for success in this team:

• Minimum 12+ years of experience
• Experience in Backend tech - Java, Spring Boot
• Expertise with Microservices, Restful API design pattern
• Experienced in frontend tech – Next.js
• DevOps and CI/CD – TeamCity, GitHub Copilot
• AWS Cloud – EC2, SNS, S3, Lambda, Certification is a must
• DevOps and CI/CD – TeamCity, GitHub Actions, Grafana, Prometheus
• AI & Machine learning and LLM knowledge is desired
• Experience in Redux, Kafka, Banking domain is desired

Education Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering in Computer Science/Information Technology

Benefits:

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Culture focused on talent development with quarterly promotion cycles and company-sponsored higher education and certifications
• Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies
• Employee engagement initiatives such as project parties, flexible work hours, and Long Service awards
• Annual health check-ups
• Insurance coverage: group term life, personal accident, and Mediclaim hospitalization for self, spouse, two children, and parents.

Our company fosters a values-driven and people-centric work environment that enables our employees to:

Accelerate growth, both professionally and personally

Impact the world in powerful, positive ways, using the latest technologies.

• Enjoy collaborative innovation, with diversity and work-life wellbeing at the core.
• Unlock global opportunities to work and learn with the industry’s best.

Let’s unleash your full potential at Persistent - persistent.com/careers

• “Persistent is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind.”