Senior Java Microservices Developer Payment Center
Position Location:
Preferred Location: Remote from either Pittsburgh, PA, 15222 OR Strongsville, OH, 44136.
Secondary: 100% REMOTE - Preferring EST/CST time zone.
Length of Assignment: 12 Months Contract to Hire role
Pay Rate: $60 to 70/hr. on W2 ONLY
FUNCTION OF THE GROUP: Payment Center team creates "one stop shop" for businesses to manage their payment activity
INDUSTRY BACKGROUND: Financial/banking experience is a plus. Micro App experience is a major benefit.
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Design, build, and maintain inner/orchestration microservices that integrate multiple backend systems (payments, accounts, vendors) to support Payment Center capabilities
- Develop and enhance API layers and service-to-service interactions, ensuring secure, scalable, and reliable data aggregation across systems
- Collaborate closely with the front-end Payment Center team and Business to build and integrate UI components (e.g., Payroll tile) and ensure seamless end-to-end user experiences
- Troubleshoot and optimize performance, resiliency, and fault tolerance across distributed services, including debugging production issues
- Participate in Agile ceremonies and cross-team coordination to align backend orchestration logic with business flows (ACH, Bill Pay, Payroll, etc.) and ensure timely deliver
Must Have Technical Skills (6-8 Years of Experience Required):
- Strong experience building and integrating microservices (Spring Boot / Java preferred)
- Hands-on experience with backend service design for complex domains (APIs, orchestration, service-to-service communication)
- Solid understanding of event-driven architecture (Kafka or similar messaging platforms)
- Experience with containerization and deployment (Docker, Kubernetes/OpenShift)
- Expertise in API design and integration patterns (REST, secure APIs, contract-first design)
- Familiarity with enterprise authentication/authorization patterns (CIAM, OAuth, JWT)
- Experience working with distributed systems, including resiliency, scaling, and fault tolerance
- Strong debugging and performance tuning skills across microservices
- UI development experience (Angular or similar) to support front-end integration specifically for building and integrating UI components like the Payroll tile.
- Experience with financial services or payments platforms (ACH / Swift Payments / billing / payroll / account servicing)
Flex Skills/Nice to Have:
- Experience with financial services or payments platforms (billing, payroll, account servicing)
- Exposure to Payroll integrations (ADP or similar providers)
- Familiarity with enterprise data platforms (BDC, FNW, or similar transaction/data systems)
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
- Knowledge of feature toggles and rollout strategies for phased releases
- Experience working in Agile delivery models with cross-functional teams
- Understanding of UI/UX best practices for customer-facing applications
- Exposure to observability tools (Splunk, Dynatrace, or similar)
- Prior experience working in large-scale enterprise environments with multiple dependent systems
Education/Certifications: Bachelor's, will look at experience in lieu of education
Interview Processes: round with HM and tech lead(s) 45 min 1 hour " Possible 2nd round with same 45 min 1 hour
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