Lead Java Developer (Technical Consultant)

The role

You will act as a technical consultant on enterprise banking implementations. You will design and deliver software solutions, advise clients through the project lifecycle, and support production systems.

What you will do

• Design enterprise-grade software solutions aligned with customer and platform requirements.
• Lead technical tasks from requirements gathering through deployment.
• Troubleshoot implementation issues and work with teams to resolve them.
• Act as a trusted technical advisor to clients throughout implementation.
• Translate business objectives into technical designs and configuration approaches.
• Conduct technical workshops, design reviews and demonstrations for clients.
• Collaborate with Product Engineering, Architecture and Delivery teams.
• Provide mentorship and guidance to junior developers or consultants.
• Monitor production performance and coordinate with Operations teams.
• Document and report key implementation learnings.

Required qualifications

• Minimum 9+ years of experience as a Software Engineer, Technical Consultant or Customer Engineer.
• Understanding of the software-development lifecycle, integration patterns and modern API architectures.
• Knowledge of cloud concepts, with Azure preferred, CI/CD pipelines, and Docker and Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with banking systems and data-integration frameworks.
• Proven ability to deliver integration solutions with Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, Apache Kafka and PostgreSQL.
• Client-facing experience managing technical discussions, requirements and expectations.
• Experience in Agile delivery, including Scrum and TDD/BDD.
• Experience troubleshooting complex, distributed systems in production.
• Application-development experience in large enterprise or hybrid-cloud environments.

Benefits

• Competitive salaries.
• Annual bonus potential.
• Generous paid time off.
• Paid volunteering days.
• Wellness benefits.
• Professional growth and career advancement opportunities.

Before you apply

• Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in the selection process.

About the company

Zafin is an AI platform company helping regulated institutions modernize how critical work is designed, governed and delivered. It partners with financial institutions across North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific.