Senior Backend Java Developer
Duties And Responsibilities
- Implement new features while maintaining overall quality of software
- Contribute to a culture of learning by documenting and sharing technical knowledge as a developer on an agile squad
- Participate in developer communities of practice by following best practices, participating in code reviews, and sharing knowledge
- Design and develop scalable, secure RESTful APIs used by iOS/Android mobile apps
- Build and maintain microservices in a cloud-native environment
- Integrate backend services with mobile-specific capabilities (authentication, push notifications, analytics pipelines, etc.)
- Perform code reviews, debugging, monitoring, and performance tuning
- Ensure reliability, scalability, and observability across backend services
- Collaborate with mobile, web, DevOps, and product teams
- Maintain technical documentation and ensure adherence to engineering best practices
- Participate in full SDLC including requirements, design, development, testing, and production support
Minimum Knowledge, Skills And Abilities Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Information Systems or comparable with 0-3 years of software development experience
- Strong expertise in Spring Boot, RESTful API design, and microservices architecture
- Experience with Apache Kafka for event-driven systems
- Proficiency with AWS (Lambda, ECS/EKS, S3, API Gateway, RDS/DynamoDB, etc.)
- Experience with Kubernetes and containerized deployments
- Familiarity with Terraform for infrastructure-as-code
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins (or similar tools)
- Experience using Dynatrace and/or Splunk for monitoring and logging
- Understanding of backend support for mobile apps (authentication, performance, scalability)
- Proven experience designing backend systems that support mobile applications
- Strong knowledge of Java, microservices, and cloud-native architectures
- Solid understanding of distributed systems, message queues, and API security
Qualifications
Position not available for immigration sponsorship.
Benefits
The base salary for this position is reflective of the range of salary levels for all roles within this pay grade across the U.S. Individual salaries within this range will vary based on factors such as role, relevant skillset, relevant experience, education and geographic location. In addition to the base salary, this role is eligible to participate in an incentive compensation plan, with any such payment based upon company, line of business and/or individual performance.
Our extensive benefits programs are designed to support the individual needs of our employees and their families, encompassing physical, financial, emotional and social well-being. You can learn more about those programs on our 53.com Careers page at: https://www.53.com/content/fifth-third/en/careers/benefits.html or by consulting with your talent acquisition partner.
Pay
The base salary for this position is reflective of the range of salary levels for all roles within this pay grade across the U.S. Individual salaries within this range will vary based on factors such as role, relevant skillset, relevant experience, education and geographic location.
Schedule
N/A
Benefits
In addition to the base salary, this role is eligible to participate in an incentive compensation plan, with any such payment based upon company, line of business and/or individual performance.
Our extensive benefits programs are designed to support the individual needs of our employees and their families, encompassing physical, financial, emotional and social well-being. You can learn more about those programs on our 53.com Careers page at: https://www.53.com/content/fifth-third/en/careers/benefits.html or by consulting with your talent acquisition partner.