Role- Java Backend Developer Location- Mississauga ON(3 Days/Week Onsite) Contract

Job Description This is a senior technology leadership role responsible for architecting, developing, and delivering enterprise-scale full stack applications. The role requires expertise in Java, modern UI frameworks, microservices, APIs, event-driven architectures, and cloud-native technologies. The successful candidate will drive technical direction, establish engineering standards, mentor development teams, and partner with business and technology stakeholders to deliver scalable, secure, and resilient solutions aligned with enterprise architecture and control requirements. Responsibilities Lead the design and development of full stack applications using Java, Spring Boot, Angular/React, microservices, and APIs. Define and drive architecture standards, engineering best practices, and modernization initiatives. Design scalable event-driven solutions leveraging Kafka and asynchronous messaging patterns. Lead technical design reviews, code reviews, and architecture governance across multiple teams. Provide technical leadership for cloud-native applications, containerization, and platform modernization efforts. Drive implementation of CI/CD, automated testing, observability, resiliency, and security best practices. Mentor engineers and foster a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement. Partner with Architecture, Product, Infrastructure, and Operations teams to deliver strategic technology solutions. Lead resolution of complex production issues, performance bottlenecks, and system scalability challenges. Ensure compliance with technology risk, security, and regulatory standards. Qualifications 8+ years of software engineering experience with strong expertise in Java application development. Proven experience in a Lead Engineer or senior technical leadership role. Strong experience designing distributed systems, microservices, APIs, and event-driven architectures. Demonstrated ability to influence technical direction across multiple teams. Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills. Experience working in Agile environments. Technical Skills Java (11+ preferred), Spring Boot, Spring Cloud Angular, React, TypeScript, JavaScript REST APIs, GraphQL, API Gateway Microservices, DDD, CQRS, Event-Driven Architecture Kafka, RabbitMQ, JMS Oracle, PostgreSQL, MongoDB Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift AWS, Azure, or GCP Git, Maven/Gradle, CI/CD pipelines Observability tools such as Splunk, ELK, Prometheus, Grafana OAuth2, JWT, secure development practices Preferred Experience in financial services or regulated environments. Exposure to GenAI, Agentic AI, MCP, and AI-driven application integration. Knowledge of cloud modernization and enterprise architecture frameworks. Education