Application Developer II

Job Title: Senior Java Full Stack Engineer Location: 500 Grant St, Floor 28, Pittsburgh, PA 15258 Duration: 6 Months Contract to hireInterview Process: 1st Technical Video Interview & 2nd of interviews including a coding assessment and onsite interviewHiring Manager: Hari Prasad SekarMust have skills: Java, Angular Database: Oracle, SQL Server DevOps, CI/CD Messaging services (e.g., Kafka, MQ) Any cloud platform for app engine Job Description: We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to own the end-to-end development and maintenance of critical applications that power Banking Business. This role combines hands-on technical leadership with delivery execution, platform resiliency, team development, and stakeholder engagement. The ideal candidate is a full-stack engineer who thrives in complex, regulated environments and can drive modern engineering practices to deliver secure, resilient, and scalable software. Key Responsibilities: Lead end-to-end software delivery: requirements, design, development, testing, deployment, and post-release support across multiple applications and services Own platform resiliency: vulnerability management, compliance to enterprise resiliency initiatives, root-cause analysis, problem management, and continuous service improvement Modernize and maintain applications: reduce technical debt, improve code coverage, manage dependency hygiene, and execute structured refactoring plans Champion secure SDLC: ensure code quality, security scanning/remediation, secure configurations, and compliance in partnership with security and risk teams Drive DevOps excellence: automate CI/CD pipelines, environment provisioning, and release management with robust rollback strategies Architect for scale and resilience: design modular architectures, APIs/microservices, caching strategies, data integrations, and performance tuning Manage stakeholder relationships: collaborate with product owners, operations, business stakeholders, and cross-functional partner teams to prioritize and deliver outcomes Mentor and grow engineers: provide technical guidance, code reviews, career coaching, and cultivate a high-performing, inclusive engineering culture Govern change and risk: lead change advisory processes, manage regulatory/controls expectations, and maintain audit-ready documentation and evidence Qualifications: 10 years of experience in software engineering with significant responsibility for production systems Proven experience owning both build (development) and run (maintenance/operations) for business-critical applications Strong background in full-stack engineering (e.g., Java, Node.js/TypeScript, Python; modern front-end frameworks such as Angular) Experience with API design, microservices, event-driven architectures, data integration, and messaging (e.g., Kafka, MQ) Hands-on with cloud platforms and containerization (e.g., AWS/Azure/GCP, Kubernetes, Docker), or private cloud equivalents Expertise in CI/CD tooling, testing strategies (unit, integration, performance), observability (logs, metrics, traces), and feature flagging Solid understanding of application security, secrets management, IAM, and vulnerability management Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and decision-making skills Nice-to-Haves: Exposure to AI/ML-enabled features, data pipelines, or analytics platforms Experience in data warehousing with Snowflake, orchestrating workflows in Airflow, and implementing modular analytics pipelines with dbt (including CI/CD for dbt, testing, and documentation) Familiarity with regulated financial environments and control frameworks is a plus