Senior Java Engineer

Description

EPAM is looking for an experienced Senior Java Engineer to join a fast-moving engineering team delivering mission-critical software for a leading global investment bank. The project focuses on strategic regulatory reporting systems that process and report data to global regulators in a complete, accurate, and timely manner — handling millions of messages daily with strict SLAs. This role offers a unique opportunity to gain a comprehensive understanding of financial instruments across multiple asset classes — from high-volume Cash Equities to complex Commodities, Credit, Equities, and Interest Rate derivatives. Responsibilities Develop and maintain Java-based applications for regulatory data processing and reporting Design infrastructure and network topology solutions for innovative projects Apply best development practices to produce high-quality code and effectively utilize technologies Provide architectural expertise and technical assistance to other team members Lead technical design discussions with fellow Java Developers and ensure development methodology is followed Build relationships with business users and facilitate requirements gathering Investigate and resolve production issues; help maintain a stable production environment Requirements Strong experience in designing and implementing Java-based backend applications (Java 8, Spring, Spring Boot) Knowledge of database design and SQL, including query optimization Solid Object-Oriented analysis and design skills — understanding of design patterns, clean code principles, and concepts such as OOD, TDD, BDD, DDD, CI/CD Proficient with tools used across the software development lifecycle: IntelliJ IDEA, Git, Gradle, Maven, Jenkins, JIRA, etc. Familiarity with debugging and performance tuning, along with a good understanding of deploying, maintaining, and monitoring complex Java applications Knowledge of modern technical architectures and how to pragmatically leverage their benefits Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills Good written and verbal communication skills in English (B2+) Nice to have Experience with GitHub, ELK Stack, Kafka, Docker, Kubernetes, Spring Batch, Spring Integration Familiarity with event-driven architectures and stream processing Experience with other JVM languages such as Groovy Hands-on experience in Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, XP) Exposure to UNIX/Linux environments with shell scripting Experience or interest in financial products and regulatory reporting

Requirements

• Strong experience in designing and implementing Java-based backend applications (Java 8, Spring, Spring Boot)

• Knowledge of database design and SQL, including query optimization

• Solid Object-Oriented analysis and design skills — understanding of design patterns, clean code principles, and concepts such as OOD, TDD, BDD, DDD, CI/CD

• Proficient with tools used across the software development lifecycle: IntelliJ IDEA, Git, Gradle, Maven, Jenkins, JIRA, etc.

• Familiarity with debugging and performance tuning, along with a good understanding of deploying, maintaining, and monitoring complex Java applications

• Knowledge of modern technical architectures and how to pragmatically leverage their benefits

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills

• Good written and verbal communication skills in English (B2+)

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Java-based applications for regulatory data processing and reporting

• Design infrastructure and network topology solutions for innovative projects

• Apply best development practices to produce high-quality code and effectively utilize technologies

• Provide architectural expertise and technical assistance to other team members

• Lead technical design discussions with fellow Java Developers and ensure development methodology is followed

• Build relationships with business users and facilitate requirements gathering

• Investigate and resolve production issues; help maintain a stable production environment

Seniority

• Senior

Nice to have

• Experience with GitHub, ELK Stack, Kafka, Docker, Kubernetes, Spring Batch, Spring Integration

• Familiarity with event-driven architectures and stream processing

• Experience with other JVM languages such as Groovy

• Hands-on experience in Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, XP)

• Exposure to UNIX/Linux environments with shell scripting

• Experience or interest in financial products and regulatory reporting