Lead Java Backend Developer / Lead Fullstack Java Developer

Client

Banking/Financial Industry

Title

Lead Java Backend Developer / Lead Fullstack Java Developer / Principal Fullstack Java Developer / Lead Java Developer / Technical Java Lead - Payments System OR Banking & Financial

Location

Iselin, NJ / Charlotte, NC – Hybrid Roles

Duration

12‑24+ months (extend or convert based on performance) – No C2C, H1B Transfer

Openings Overview

• 07 Openings – Looking for 10+ years of Java, Core Java, Springboot, Microservices, Kafka, MongoDb; payment background is a plus (if not, banking/financial background is a plus)
• 10 Openings – Looking for Core Java V17 with strong SQL (writing complex SQL queries, stored procedures, white‑board Java algorithm coding – in‑person interview of 1.5 hours)
• 30 Openings – Lead Java Backend Roles (see details below)
• 5 Lead Fullstack Java Developer Openings – $90/hr on W2 & $160K for H1B’s

Compensation

• Pay would be $90 per hour on W2 and $160K for H1B’s

Skill Distribution

• 70 % Full‑Stack Engineering – (.NET, Python, or Java)
• 20 % AI / ML Experience – Must be relevant within the last 2 years
• 10 % Cloud – Any cloud platform is fine (team currently uses Azure / OpenShift)

Key Expectations

• Candidates should understand how to build, model, act as a proxy, and develop/fix code.
• Data Scientists are not the right fit for this team; most were let go previously.
• Team will eventually build an in‑house framework, so candidates with any tool background are acceptable.
• Should not be rigid about specific tech/tools—openness to what works best is preferred.
• Planning for AI implementation with a need for careful yet quick execution.

Expert Skills (Lead Java Backend Roles)

• Core Java
• Kafka
• MongoDB
• SpringBoot
• REST APIs
• Jira / Confluence
• Agile Delivery

Nice to Have Skills

• OpenShift
• Azure
• Kubernetes
• ReactJS
• Spring Integration

Required Experience

• 3+ years’ experience in financial sector with payments experience (wires, ACH, and/or Instant Payments)

Desired Knowledge

• ISO 20022 messaging

Required Skills (General)

• Core Java, Spring Boot – 10+ years
• React.js OR Angular – React highly preferred
• Microservices – 5+ years
• MongoDB – 5+ years
• Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server – 5+ years
• Kafka – 5+ years
• Apigee – 5+ years
• Kubernetes – 3+ years
• Cloud (PCF, Azure) – 3+ years
• GitHub – 3+ years
• CI/CD (Jenkins, UCD / Harness, Blackduck, Check Marx, Sonar) – 3+ years

Responsibilities (Lead Fullstack Java Developer)

• Have advanced Object‑Oriented development skills to create Java code that can be easily maintained and extended to meet growing demands.
• Have solid RESTful web services and web UI development skills to create UIs.
• For new development, work with business partners and upcoming regulatory guidelines to understand needs, analyze, and design necessary software.
• Design solutions that meet business needs encompassing the full technology stack—from backend database design, front‑end views, and back‑end services—and work with other developers to meet requirements.
• Work as an individual contributor and coordinate with cross‑functional engineers to deliver functional enhancements and platform improvements.
• Assure quality, maintainability, and extensibility for supported systems and risk applications.
• Serve as a key technical resource on the team building sophisticated and complex risk applications.

Qualifications (Lead Fullstack Java Developer)

• BS/BA in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline
• Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail and accuracy
• Good verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills

Top Skills

• 5+ years full‑stack development
• Core Java
• Angular or React
• Advanced SQL queries

Preferred Qualifications

• Big Data (Iceberg, Spark, Hadoop)
• Capital Markets – a soft nice‑to‑have
• Experience maintaining existing applications and redesigning for future relaunch (project timeline 2‑3 years)
• Use Java and SQL to pull data from risk calculation reports, aggregate data up the risk management chain, and modernize the database using the Iceberg Big Data platform

Specific Role: Full Stack Java Lead Engineer – React

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of Software Engineering experience (or equivalent through work, consulting, training, military, education)
• Full Stack Java Lead engineer for PREVENT modernization project delivery and maintenance/support of legacy Java application; React/JS, MicroFrontEnd, Microservices experience a MUST
• 7+ years of Core Java experience
• 3+ years of JavaScript frameworks experience
• 3+ years of Spring experience (preferably Spring Boot, MVC), ORM (Hibernate, Spring Data JPA)
• 3+ years of Agile experience
• 3+ years of Web Services experience
• 3+ years of experience with database technologies (preferably Oracle DB)
• 3+ years of experience with build tools like Gradle and Maven
• 3+ years of experience with Java testing frameworks (JUnit, Mockito, etc.)
• 3+ years of experience developing web applications utilizing HTML5
• Experience developing fraud management UI applications
• React JS experience
• Microservices experience
• Cloud computing experience
• Kafka experience

EEO Statement

Mindlance is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of – Minority/Gender/Disability/Religion/LGBTQI/Age/Veterans.