Java Developer

Job Title: Java Developer

Duration: 06 Months Contract to Hire

Type: 3 days/week onsite (hybrid)

Location: Mississauga, ON

About the Role:

• We're looking for a senior, architect-level engineer who can sit alongside our front-office users, including underwriters, bankers, and business stakeholders, and turn their needs into reliable, well-designed software. You'll be embedded with the business, owning solutions end to end: understanding the problem, designing the architecture, and building and shipping the work. The role is heavily backend, with enough front-end fluency to deliver complete solutions. You'll also use AI-assisted development tools (such as Devin and GitHub Copilot) to move faster without lowering the quality bar.

What You'll Do:

• Work directly with underwriters, bankers, and other front-office stakeholders to understand workflows, pain points, and requirements
• Translate business needs into scalable technical architecture and clear designs
• Design and build backend services and APIs, primarily in Java and Spring Boot
• Build and enhance user-facing features in Angular (or React) to deliver complete, usable solutions
• Model and manage data across relational and NoSQL stores (Oracle, MS SQL Server, MongoDB)
• Use AI coding tools to accelerate development, testing, and documentation, and review AI-generated output critically
• Set technical direction, conduct design and code reviews, and mentor other engineers
• Communicate trade-offs, timelines, and risks clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Support solutions in production and iterate quickly based on user feedback

Required Qualifications:

• Significant experience as a senior or architect-level software engineer, with a track record of designing and delivering production systems
• Strong backend expertise in Java and Spring Boot (REST APIs, microservices, security, performance tuning)
• Hands-on experience with Oracle and/or MS SQL Server, plus MongoDB
• Working knowledge of front-end development, with Angular preferred and React also welcome
• Practical experience with AI-assisted development tools such as Devin and GitHub Copilot
• Excellent communication skills and comfort working directly with business users, including senior stakeholders
• Ability to work independently, manage ambiguity, and own outcomes

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proficiency in Python for services, scripting, or data work
• Experience in financial services, banking, or underwriting environments
• Prior forward-deployed, solutions engineering, or client-facing technical roles
• Experience with cloud platforms, CI/CD, and containerized deployments
• Familiarity with event-driven architectures and messaging systems

Tech Stack:

• Java, Spring Boot, Angular/React, Oracle, MS SQL Server, MongoDB, Python, Devin, GitHub Copilot