Senior Backend Engineer (Oracle-PL/SQL/Java)

Raymond James • Saint Petersburg, FL

23h • Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Engineer will analyze business requirements, design technical solutions, and support application development centered around Oracle Database and PL/SQL. This role may participate in multiple phases of the systems development lifecycle and will be responsible for design, development, testing, implementation, maintenance, and support of core database applications.

Requirements

• Minimum five (5) years of application development experience, with strong emphasis on Oracle Database and PL/SQL.
• Oracle, PL/SQL REST APIs, Java, Data Structures
• Strong experience with: Stored Procedures, Functions, PL/SQL ETL & data streaming concepts Reporting and backend application development Oracle & MS SQL Databases Java 11, REST/SOAP APIs
• Ability to support application development teams and document business processes.
• Ability to: Solve complex problems independently with strong analytical thinking.
• Make sound recommendations based on data and system analysis.
• Communicate clearly to both technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Build collaborative relationships and maintain client focus.
• Stay current with industry and technology trends.
• Work occasional non‑standard hours, including nights/weekends/on-call.
• Bachelor’s: Computer and Information Science, Bachelor’s: Computer Engineering, High School (HS) (Required)
• General Experience - 3 to 6 years

Nice To Haves

• Financial services industry experience is a plus.
• UI/UX exposure is a bonus
• Familiarity with: CI/CD, Jenkins, DevOps Spring Boot, Spring Framework, Hibernate Angular, JavaScript, CSS ORM experience and banking/financial domain exposure strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Analyze system requirements and define interactions between components.
• Recommend approaches for new development or reuse of existing code.
• Lead small to medium projects, assign tasks, and monitor progress.
• Identify and recommend new technologies and methodologies.
• Evaluate reporting, cost, security, and infrastructure needs.
• Participate in testing, validation, and documentation activities.
• Provide technical guidance and troubleshoot programming issues.
• Write and review system specifications and technical documentation.
• Contribute to project planning and execution.
• Review test results and document corrective actions.
• Ensure strong root‑cause analysis and reduce rework/schedule impacts.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level