Lead Backend Developer

Our client is building a modern cross-border payments and financial infrastructure platform (exchange, clearing, messaging, digital currency) for banks and financial institutions. We're looking for a Senior Back-End Java Developer (5+ years) to help design and build our core services.

Profile summary 5+ years of professional experience in back-end development with Java Strong hands-on experience with Java 11+, Spring / Spring Boot, and RESTful APIs Solid background in distributed systems / microservices, including service discovery, resilience, and observability Excellent knowledge of relational databases (e.g. PostgreSQL, MySQL) and familiarity with NoSQL stores Experience with message brokers/streaming (Kafka, RabbitMQ, or similar) Strong focus on clean code, testing (unit/integration), and code reviews Comfortable with CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker), and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP) Good understanding of security, performance, and scalability in financial or mission-critical systems