Junior Java Developer

Java Developer – Capital Markets (Hands-On Coding)

Location: Remote (EST hours)

Duration: 1 year contract (potential conversion to FTE)

What You’ll Do

• Design, develop, and implement high-quality Java-based backend solutions
• Build and integrate APIs and microservices supporting capital markets platforms
• Translate business requirements into technical design and scalable code
• Ensure code meets standards for performance, security, logging, and error handling
• Work closely with business and technology stakeholders to deliver solutions
• Support production issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement fixes
• Contribute to system design decisions, frameworks, and development standards
• Continuously improve system performance, scalability, and reliability

Must-Have Skills

• Strong hands-on experience with Java (core Java, J2EE)
• Experience with Spring / Spring Boot and microservices architecture
• Experience building REST APIs / web services
• Solid understanding of databases / data stores (SQL preferred)
• Strong coding fundamentals and ability to work independently
• Understanding of software development best practices (SDLC, testing, debugging)

Nice-to-Have

• Exposure to AWS / cloud environments
• Experience in Capital Markets / Trading / Financial Services(e.g., equities, derivatives, securities, investment banking systems)

What We’re Looking For

• True hands-on developer mindset (not a lead/architect profile)
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-impact engineering environment
• Comfortable working across systems and understanding broader architecture

Interview Process

• 2 rounds of interviews (both include live coding)
• assessment required prior to submission