Date Posted: 07/10/2026
Hiring Organization: Rose International
Position Number: 504024
Industry: Financial Services
Job Title: Lead Java Full Stack Developer (Spring Boot, Kafka & Microservices)
Job Location: Mississauga, ON, Canada, L5B 1A7
Work Model: Hybrid
Work Model Details: Hybrid -3 days onsite and 2 days remote
Shift: Standard Work Hours
Employment Type: Temporary
FT/PT: Full-Time
Estimated Duration (In months): 6
Min Hourly Rate($): 70.00
Max Hourly Rate($): 80.00
Must Have Skills/Attributes: Banking/Financial, CI/CD tools, Java, Kafka, Lead Developer, Microservices, Spring Boot
Experience Desired: Software engineering experience with strong expertise in Java application development (8+ yrs); Proven experience leading enterprise application development using Java, microservices, and cloud (5+ yrs)
Required Minimum Education: Bachelor’s Degree
**C2C is not available**
Job Description
Required Education
• Bachelor's degree/University degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
Required Qualifications/Skills/Experience
• 8+ years of software engineering experience with strong expertise in Java application development.
• Proven experience in a Lead Engineer or senior technical leadership role.
• Strong experience designing distributed systems, microservices, APIs, and event-driven architectures.
• Demonstrated ability to influence technical direction across multiple teams.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience working in Agile environments.
• Java (11+ preferred), Spring Boot, Spring Cloud.
• Angular, React, TypeScript, JavaScript.
• REST APIs, GraphQL, API Gateway.
• Microservices, Domain-Driven Design (DDD), CQRS, Event-Driven Architecture.
• Kafka, RabbitMQ, JMS.
• Oracle, PostgreSQL, MongoDB.
• Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift.
• AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Git, Maven/Gradle, CI/CD pipelines.
• Observability tools such as Splunk, ELK, Prometheus, Grafana.
• OAuth2, JWT, secure development practices.
Preferred Qualifications/Skills/Experience
• Experience in financial services or regulated environments.
• Exposure to GenAI, Agentic AI, MCP, and AI-driven application integration.
• Knowledge of cloud modernization and enterprise architecture frameworks.
Overview
This is a senior technology leadership role responsible for architecting, developing, and delivering enterprise-scale full stack applications.
The role requires expertise in Java, modern UI frameworks, microservices, APIs, event-driven architectures, and cloud-native technologies.
The successful candidate will drive technical direction, establish engineering standards, mentor development teams, and partner with business and technology stakeholders to deliver scalable, secure, and resilient solutions aligned with enterprise architecture and control requirements.
Job Duties
• Lead the design and development of full stack applications using Java, Spring Boot, Angular/React, microservices, and APIs.
• Define and drive architecture standards, engineering best practices, and modernization initiatives.
• Design scalable event-driven solutions leveraging Kafka and asynchronous messaging patterns.
• Lead technical design reviews, code reviews, and architecture governance across multiple teams.
• Provide technical leadership for cloud-native applications, containerization, and platform modernization efforts.
• Drive implementation of CI/CD, automated testing, observability, resiliency, and security best practices.
• Mentor engineers and foster a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement.
• Partner with Architecture, Product, Infrastructure, and Operations teams to deliver strategic technology solutions.
• Lead resolution of complex production issues, performance bottlenecks, and system scalability challenges.
• Ensure compliance with technology risk, security, and regulatory standards.
- **Only those lawfully authorized to work in the designated country associated with the position will be considered.**
- **Please note that all Position start dates and duration are estimates and may be reduced or lengthened based upon a client’s business needs and requirements.**
Benefits:
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Rose International is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender (expression or identity), national origin, arrest and conviction records, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Positions located in San Francisco and Los Angeles, California will be administered in accordance with their respective Fair Chance Ordinances.
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