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Java Lead Backend Developer Are you curious, motivated, and forward-thinking At FIS, you'll have the opportunity to work on some of the most challenging and relevant issues that combine incident management with the demands of financial services and modern technology. Our talented people empower us, and we believe in being part of a team that is open, collaborative, entrepreneurial, passionate, and above all, fun. About the Team Our team is responsible for designing, developing, and supporting highly scalable, resilient, and performance-driven applications that serve our global customer base. We leverage modern engineering practices, cloud technologies, microservices architecture, and distributed messaging platforms to build secure and reliable solutions. As a Lead Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in driving technical excellence, mentoring engineering teams, collaborating with Product Owners and Architects, and ensuring successful end-to-end delivery of business-critical initiatives. What You Will Be Doing Lead the design, development, and delivery of scalable, high-performance Java-based microservices and backend applications using Spring Boot and related technologies. Own end-to-end feature delivery, including requirements analysis, solution design, development, testing, deployment, production support, and continuous improvement. Collaborate with Product Owners, Architects, Business Analysts, and stakeholders to translate business requirements into robust, scalable technical solutions. Provide technical leadership through architecture discussions, code reviews, mentoring, and the adoption of software engineering best practices. Design and implement REST APIs, event-driven solutions, and system integrations using technologies such as Kafka, relational databases, SQL, and Hibernate. Drive DevOps and cloud-native practices, including CI/CD automation, containerization (Docker), Kubernetes, cloud deployments (AWS preferred), release management, and operational excellence. Ensure application reliability, performance, and quality through automated testing, monitoring, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and proactive optimization. What You Bring 6+ years of software development experience with strong expertise in Java 8+, Enterprise Java technologies, and modern development practices. Proven experience designing and developing microservices and RESTful APIs using Spring Framework, Spring Boot, and related technologies. Strong understanding of object-oriented design, software architecture, design patterns, and scalable application development. Hands-on experience with relational databases, SQL optimization, Hibernate/ORM frameworks, and automated unit/integration testing practices. Experience with distributed systems and event-driven architectures using Kafka or similar messaging technologies. Knowledge of DevOps and cloud-native technologies, including CI/CD, application lifecycle management, Docker, Kubernetes, container orchestration, and cloud platforms (AWS preferred). Strong troubleshooting, performance tuning, monitoring, and observability skills, with familiarity in workflow scheduling tools (e.g., Apache Airflow) and basic front-end technologies. Strong communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to understand business needs and articulate technical solutions in business-friendly language while effectively working with internal and external customers. Self-motivated and adaptable team player with strong problem-solving, research, multitasking, time management, and presentation skills, demonstrating a positive attitude and willingness to take on challenging tasks while embracing feedback and continuous learning. Added Bonus If You Have Experience working within the FinTech, Banking, Payments, or Financial Services domain. Experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration in large-scale production environments. Exposure to DevOps practices and CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or similar platforms. Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform. Knowledge of event-driven architecture and large-scale distributed systems. Familiarity with performance engineering and high-throughput transaction processing systems. What We Offer You An exciting opportunity to be part of the world's leading FinTech product organization. A vibrant team environment and the opportunity to build a career in the core banking/payments domain. Competitive salary and attractive benefits including GHMI/Hospitalization coverage for employees and dependents. A multifaceted role with a high degree of responsibility and a wide range of opportunities. A broad range of professional education and personal development possibilities .
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