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Senior QA Engineer III – Automation | Banking | API | Kafka | ETL (35729)
Myticas Consulting
Ottawa, ON
- Full-time
…issues, contributing to overall QA strategy, and providing technical guidance to other QA…
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Site Reliability Engineer II
TD
Toronto, ON
- Full-time
Strategize & lead testing of TD Bank's production like infrastructure with a focus on automation & scale
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RQ11687 - Software Developer - Full Stack - Senior
Maarut
Toronto, ON
- Contract
Required to translate technical systems specifications into
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Salesforce Revenue Cloud Advanced
Apptoza Inc.
Toronto, ON
- Contract
1 year of Salesforce Lead-to-Cash experience in either a functional or technical role
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Software Engineer in Test
Dexian
Mississauga, ON
- Other
In this role, you will lead the technical vision for automated quality gates, design scalable test automation frameworks from scratch, integrate cutting-edge AI-driven testing tooling, and…
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Technical Lead
Dye & Durham Talent Team
Toronto, ON
The Technical Lead is responsible for leading and developing a team of software engineers while driving the successful delivery of scalable, secure, and high-quality SaaS products. This…
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Software QA Lead
Delta Controls
Surrey, BC
- Full-time
The QA Lead is expected to be a hands-on technical leader who drives innovation through AI technologies and modern automation practices. They must be willing to dive deep into application…
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Software Development - Technical Lead
Dye & Durham Corporation
Toronto, ON
- Full-time
The Technical Lead is responsible for leading and developing a team of software engineers while driving the successful delivery of scalable, secure, and high-quality SaaS products. This…
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Salesforce Revenue Cloud Developer
Apptoza Inc.
Toronto, ON
- Contract
1 year of Salesforce Lead-to-Cash experience in either a functional or technical role
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Integration Engineer
Altis
Ottawa, ON · Greater Ottawa Metropolitan Area
- $140,000 to $147,000 CAD / year
- Full-time
Opportunity to expand your technical ownership and potentially grow into a technical lead role.
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Lead DevOps Engineer
Sphera
ON · Simcoe, ON
- Full-time
This is a senior technical leadership role on the DevOps team, working closely with the Director of DevOps. Your home base is Platform Engineering, but your remit covers every product…
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Senior Java Developer (Core Java)
K&K Global Talent Solutions INC.
ON · Ontario, Canada
- Full-time
We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Java Developer to drive the architectural design, development, and scaling of our enterprise-grade microservices and distributed systems. In this…
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Lead Software Engineer, Full Stack, Assistant Vice President
Citi
Mississauga, ON
- Full-time
Markets Operations Technology is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Lead Software Engineer to design, architect, and deliver a high-performance Enterprise Fee Calculation and Billing…
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Senior Staff Software Engineer
SoTalent
Toronto, ON
- $202,000 to $231,000 CAD / year
- Full-time
An experienced Senior Staff Android Engineer is needed to lead technical design, enterprise architecture, and hands-on native mobile application development. In this individual contributor…
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CIAM Operations Support
Scotiabank
Toronto, ON
Lead technical escalations and production incidents, adapting established procedures and approaches to specific situations, including 24x7 support, incident response, service restoration,…
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CIAM Operations Support Lead
Scotiabank
Toronto, ON
If you are passionate about Site Reliability Engineering and Software Operations Management with a strong technical mindset, keen interest in authentication and security, and thrive in a…
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Senior Software Engineer – Kotlin, VP
Citi
Mississauga, ON
- Full-time
Extensive professional experience in software engineering, with demonstrated progression into senior/lead or VP-level technical responsibilities.
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Senior AI Application Developer-Evergreen
Fujitsu
Montreal, QC
- Full-time
Mentor developers, lead code and design reviews, and establish technical standards and best practices.
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Manager/ Senior Manager, Site Reliability Engineering
Cvent
Fredericton, NB
- Full-time
Cvent's site reliability organization is seeking a hands-on technical manager to lead a globally distributed "Product SRE" team. The platform runs more than 8 million events per year,…
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Requirements Modeling Engineer (Automotive)
Zobility
Windsor, ON
- Contract
Decrease time to market throughout lead time reduction.
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Requirements Modeling Engineer
Bartech Staffing
Windsor, ON
- $44 to $45.52 CAD / hour
- Contract
Bartech Staffing is a leading engineering, technical and professional staffing firm, and our clients include some of the nation's biggest companies. We are powered by Vertage, a connected…
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Salesforce Revenue Cloud developer
Pacer Group
Toronto, ON
- $55 to $60 CAD / hour
- Contract
1 year of Salesforce Lead-to-Cash experience in either a functional or technical role
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Java Development Lead / Backend Developer
Yochana
Montreal, QC
- Contract
We are looking for an experienced Java Development Lead / Backend Developer with strong expertise in Java 17/21, Spring Boot, GraphQL, and distributed systems. The ideal candidate will be…
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Principal Software Development Engineer
Zscaler
Burnaby, BC
Must have experience with designing and implementing enterprise-grade Security or Networking products
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Senior Software Developer
University of Victoria
Victoria, BC
- Full-time
…scrum meetings, documentation and code reviews using their technical experience, knowledge of software lifecycle and development models, and experience with Agile project management and…

Yochana

Java Development Lead / Backend Developer

Montreal, QC, Canada

Contract

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Job type: Contract
Apply by: Dec 9, 2026
Posting language: English
Posted: Nov 9, 2026

Original job description

Job Title: Java Development Lead / Backend Developer

Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada - Hybrid

Job Summary:

We are looking for an experienced Java Development Lead / Backend Developer with strong expertise in Java 17/21, Spring Boot, GraphQL, and distributed systems. The ideal candidate will be responsible for leading backend development, designing scalable and high-performance applications, and driving technical architecture decisions.

The candidate should have hands-on experience with messaging platforms, distributed caching, microservices, cloud-native technologies, and AI-assisted development tools such as Devin or Claude Code.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead backend development and provide technical direction to the development team.
Design and implement scalable, high-performance applications using Java 17/21 and Spring Boot.
Define application architecture, design patterns, coding standards, and technical best practices.
Develop GraphQL APIs using SPQR, including WebSocket subscriptions.
Implement secure authentication and authorization using OAuth2 and JWT.
Design and optimize distributed data solutions using GridGain/Ignite.
Manage messaging and event-driven integrations using Solace, Kafka, and IBM MQ.
Oversee database design, SQL Server development, and database migrations using Flyway.
Drive application performance optimization, including JVM tuning, heap management, and garbage collection.
Lead code reviews, testing strategies, and technical troubleshooting.
Work with Kubernetes and GitHub Actions for deployment automation and CI/CD.
Encourage AI-assisted development using Devin or Claude Code.

Mandatory Technical Skills:

Java 17/21 (Java 21 preferred).
Spring Boot and Microservices Architecture.
GraphQL (SPQR) and WebSocket subscriptions.
OAuth2 and JWT.
GridGain/Ignite.
Solace or Kafka and IBM MQ.
SQL Server and Flyway.
JUnit, Mockito, and Cucumber.
Kubernetes and GitHub Actions.
AI coding tools: Devin or Claude Code.

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Responsibilities

Lead backend development and guide technical architecture, standards, and best practices while building scalable, high-performance applications with Java and Spring Boot. Oversee APIs, security, distributed data and messaging, databases, performance optimization, testing, troubleshooting, CI/CD, and the use of AI-assisted development tools.

Requirements

The role requires strong experience with Java 17/21, Spring Boot, microservices, GraphQL with SPQR and WebSocket subscriptions, OAuth2/JWT, distributed caching, messaging platforms, and SQL Server with Flyway. It also requires experience with testing tools, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions, and AI coding tools such as Devin or Claude Code.

Skills

Java 17/21
Spring Boot
Microservices Architecture
GraphQL
SPQR
WebSocket Subscriptions
OAuth2
JWT
GridGain/Ignite
Solace
Kafka
IBM MQ
SQL Server
Flyway
Kubernetes
GitHub Actions

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Keywords

Java 17/21
Spring Boot
Backend Development
Microservices
Distributed Systems
GraphQL
SPQR
WebSocket Subscriptions
OAuth2
JWT
GridGain
Ignite
Solace
Kafka
IBM MQ
SQL Server
Flyway
JUnit
Mockito
Cucumber
Kubernetes
GitHub Actions
CI/CD
JVM Tuning
Heap Management
Garbage Collection
Devin
Claude Code
Event-Driven Integrations
Technical Architecture

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