Lead Backend Java Developer

Location: Hybrid, with an expectation to work in the office 3 days per week at the St. Petersburg, Florida corporate office.

Company

hirify.global is a financial services firm focused on client-first service, integrity, independence, and long-term decision-making.

What you will do

• Design and deliver technical solutions for critical enterprise applications processing millions of transactions daily.
• Own activities across the full Software Development Life Cycle, including architecture, development, delivery, and production support.
• Optimize API performance, resiliency, caching, streaming, and messaging using Kafka and MQ.
• Apply microservices, service-oriented, event-driven, integration, and solution architecture practices.
• Mentor junior developers and offshore team members while reviewing designs, code quality, and delivery timelines.
• Participate in production-support rotations and resolve issues within required timelines.

Requirements

• 10–15 years of general software engineering experience.
• 7+ years of hands-on experience with Java 8+, REST, SOAP, microservices, service-oriented architecture, and event-driven architecture.
• 7+ years of hands-on experience with Spring, Spring Boot, solution architecture, design patterns, integration frameworks, SQL, and NoSQL.
• Experience with distributed or near caches and caching strategies, such as Redis or Apache Ignite.
• Experience optimizing API performance, including resiliency, caching frameworks, Kafka, and MQ.
• Deep understanding of software engineering practices, object-oriented analysis and design, design patterns, modular coding, prototypes, and algorithms.
• Experience with monitoring tools such as Datadog, Dynatrace, or Splunk, and CI/CD using Jenkins.
• Strong communication, analytical, judgment, and teamwork skills.
• Completed bachelor’s degree required.

Nice to have

• Experience with AWS.
• Experience with AI, ML, or NLP.
• Financial services experience is highly preferred.

Culture & Benefits

• Guiding behaviors include developing, collaborating, deciding, delivering, and improving.
• Benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life, critical illness, accident, disability, retirement savings, paid time off, holidays, sick leave, and parental leave.
• People-first culture values diverse backgrounds and authentic contributions.
• Equal opportunity employment based on merit and business needs.
• Work visa sponsorship is not available, either currently or in the future.