Senior Java (Springboot) Developer with Camunda 8 experience to design, develop and support secure backend services- 16503

Senior Java (Springboot) Developer with Camunda 8 experience to design, develop and support secure backend services- 16503

Location - Hybrid - Toronto or Waterloo, 2 days in the office

Estimated Start Date: 04/06/2026

Duration or Specified End Date: 12/31/2026

Hours: 37.5 Hours Per Week

Job Description

Description:

Senior Backend Developer - Mortgage & Lending Platforms

Role Summary

We are seeking a Senior Backend Developer with strong experience building cloud native, workflow driven platforms in regulated financial services environments. This role will focus on designing, developing, and supporting scalable, resilient, and secure backend services that power complex mortgage and lending workflows.

The ideal candidate has deep expertise in microservices, API driven development, workflow orchestration (Camunda 8), and modern DevSecOps practices, and is comfortable working in agile product teams delivering mission critical systems.

Key Responsibilities

Backend & Workflow Development

• Design and develop backend services supporting end to end mortgage and lending workflows, using Java Spring Boot and cloud native patterns.
• Build and maintain workflow orchestration solutions using Camunda 8, including BPMN models, connectors, and workers.
• Collaborate with business and technical teams to translate complex lending processes into executable, scalable workflows.
• Ensure workflow implementations are resilient, traceable, and aligned with enterprise architectural standards.

API Driven & Integration Development

• Design, implement, and maintain API first services using OpenAPI standards.
• Build secure APIs leveraging OAuth, identity management, and role based access controls.
• Implement resilience patterns including circuit breakers, retries, and timeouts to ensure system stability.
• Support integrations using REST, messaging, and event driven architectures.

Cloud & Platform Engineering

• Develop and deploy services in cloud environments, preferably Azure, leveraging services such as API Management, Key Vault, and managed identities.
• Contribute to cloud native deployments using containers and Helm charts.
• Support and enhance platforms deployed to Kubernetes environments (AKS experience is an asset).
• Contribute to platform scalability, reliability, and operational readiness.

Observability & Performance

• Implement telemetry, logging, metrics, and distributed tracing to ensure system observability.
• Use tools such as New Relic and ELK Stack to monitor performance, diagnose issues, and support production readiness.
• Partner with QA and performance teams to remediate bottlenecks and optimize system behaviour under load.

Secure & Quality Driven Delivery

• Follow DevSecOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and security scanning (SAST/SCA).
• Apply TDD/BDD/DDD principles where appropriate to ensure high quality, maintainable code.
• Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and architectural decision making.
• Ensure solutions meet enterprise security, compliance, and risk requirements.

Must-Have Skills

• Hands-on experience with developing applications on Camunda 8 - using BPMN, Connectors and Workers
• Experience with deploying/managing Self-Managed Camunda 8 Cluster in AKS is a plus
• Expert knowledge in implementing microservices using Java Spring Boot
• Expert knowledge in API Driven Development - Openapi standards, OAuth, Resilience (circuit breaker/retires patterns)
• Expert knowledge in REST, Messaging, Data Event Streaming, Distributed Tracing

Nice-to-have Skills

• Experience in using telemetry and observability tools, such as New Relic, ELK Stack
• Experience in Cloud Services, preferably Azure - APIM, Key Vaults, Identities
• Experience in Cloud Native Development and containerization - Helm charts
• Delivery methodology - Agile, TDD/BDD/DDD, DevSecOps (CI/CD, SAST/SCA scans and mitigation)

Degrees/Certifications Required: Bachelor’s Degree