Senior Software Engineer – Java, AWS & Microservices

DTCC • Tampa, FL

7h • Hybrid

About The Position

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will play a critical role in DTCC's enterprise modernization journey, helping transform legacy platforms into scalable, cloud-native solutions that support critical financial services operations. You will design, build, and support high-performance applications using modern Java technologies, microservices architectures, event-driven platforms, and AWS cloud services. Working closely with architects, product managers, and engineering teams, you will lead the modernization of business-critical systems, drive cloud adoption, and contribute to the development of resilient, secure, and highly scalable solutions. This is a hands-on engineering role for someone who enjoys solving complex technical challenges, building distributed systems, and improving software quality through automation, continuous delivery, and engineering best practices.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree preferred or equivalent practical experience
• 6–8+ years of hands-on software engineering experience developing enterprise applications.
• Strong hands-on experience with Java (Core Java & Java EE).
• Deep expertise in Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Cloud, JMS, and Tomcat.
• Experience designing and developing microservices and distributed systems.
• Strong knowledge of AWS cloud services, including EC2, S3, SQS, and IAM.
• Hands-on experience with Kafka or enterprise messaging technologies such as MQ, Solace, or RabbitMQ.
• Experience building and supporting RESTful and SOAP-based services.
• Strong understanding of event-driven architecture and asynchronous processing patterns.
• Proficiency with Git, Maven, Jenkins, CI/CD pipelines, and modern DevOps practices.
• Experience with unit and integration testing frameworks such as JUnit and Mockito.
• Familiarity with code quality and security tools including SonarQube, Fortify, and Veracode.
• Strong SQL skills and experience working with relational databases.
• Experience working in Agile environments with strong collaboration and communication skills.
• Proven ability to mentor engineers and contribute to technical leadership initiatives.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Snowflake, data warehousing, and advanced SQL development.
• Experience with PostgreSQL, Hibernate, and JPA.
• Exposure to front-end technologies such as Angular, JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS.
• Experience modernizing legacy applications and integrating cloud-native microservices with enterprise platforms.
• Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Background in financial services, capital markets, or other highly regulated industries.
• AWS or Java certifications.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and support scalable applications using Java, Spring Boot, and microservices architectures.
• Lead modernization initiatives, including migration of business logic from database-centric systems and stored procedures into cloud-native Java services.
• Design and implement event-driven solutions using Kafka and enterprise messaging technologies.
• Develop and support REST and SOAP APIs with a focus on scalability, reliability, and performance.
• Build and deploy cloud-native solutions leveraging AWS services such as EC2, S3, SQS, and IAM.
• Optimize application performance, resiliency, observability, and security across distributed systems.
• Champion automation-first engineering practices, Test-Driven Development (TDD), and continuous quality improvements.
• Integrate automated testing, code quality checks, and deployment controls into CI/CD pipelines.
• Optimize database interactions and data processing across PostgreSQL and Snowflake environments.
• Participate in architecture reviews, technical design discussions, and code reviews.
• Troubleshoot production issues and implement sustainable solutions that improve system stability and performance.
• Partner closely with Product, Architecture, DevOps, and Engineering teams to deliver high-quality software solutions.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote engineering excellence, software craftsmanship, and best practices across the team.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation, including base pay and annual incentive
• Comprehensive health and life insurance and well-being benefits, based on location
• Pension / Retirement benefits
• Paid Time Off and Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.

What This Job Offers

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