FIS
fintech
SeniorBackendEngineer
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“Senior Backend Engineer at FIS. Skills: Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, AI-driven development. Drive technical designs for services. Drive technical designs for APIs”
Industry & Context.
Troubleshoot complex production issues; Root cause analysis
Hybrid (3 days onsite), No sponsorship available
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
8+ years software development experience, Deep back-end expertise in Java, Spring Boot expertise, RESTful APIs/microservices expertise, Experience designing service-oriented architecture, Experience integrating service-oriented architecture, Experience adopting AI-driven development workflows, Experience guiding teams in AI-driven development workflows, Experience with PostgreSQL, Experience with Redis, Experience with Kubernetes, Experience with AWS, Experience with Jenkins, Experience with Git, Experience with ReactJS, Experience leading engineering teams, Experience serving as Tech Lead, Experience mentoring engineers, Experience reviewing code, Experience driving technical strategy, Understanding of performance tuning, Understanding of scalability, Understanding of distributed system challenges, Comfortable in agile environments, Experience with Jira, Experience with Confluence, Experience with Git
Nice to Have
Current and future sponsorship not available, Some front-end exposure, Micronaut experience, Temporal experience, ActiveMQ experience
What You'll Do.
Drive technical designs for services
Drive technical designs for APIs
Drive technical designs for integrations
Assess trade-offs between features vs. tech debt
Guide sprint planning
Ensure robust unit test coverage
Ensure robust component test coverage
Ensure robust appflow test coverage
Ensure technical documentation
Write scalable back-end code
Write secure back-end code
Integrate services with data stores
Integrate services with event-driven systems
Troubleshoot issues across distributed services
Troubleshoot issues across environments
Troubleshoot issues across configs
Assign work across sprints
Unblock work across sprints
Ensure team delivers on priorities
Coordinate code reviews for complex PRs
Raise bar on technical depth
Raise bar on coding practices
Partner with QA on test strategies
Ensure high-quality releases
Champion AI-forward best practices
Mentor engineers on integrating AI tools
Collaborate with product managers
Collaborate with architects
Collaborate with other teams on release scope
Collaborate with other teams on dependencies
Support release deployments
Support tenant configurations
Support environment setup
Lead post-mortem reviews
Lead continuous improvement efforts
Communicate technical status to stakeholders
Communicate project risks to stakeholders
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-team coordination; Partner with QA; Collaborate with product managers; Collaborate with architects; Collaborate with other teams
Communication Scope
Technical status communication; Project risks communication
Process & Methodology
Agile environments, Sprint planning
Full Job Description
**Job Description** We are FIS. Our technology powers the world’s economy and our teams bring innovation to life. We champion diversity to deliver the best products and solutions for our colleagues, clients and communities. If you’re ready to start learning, growing and making an impact with a career in fintech, we’d like to know: Are you FIS? **NOTE:** * **This position is hybrid (3 days onsite) in our FIS Office locations in Chicago (Illinois), Milwaukee (Wisconsin), Atlanta (Georgia) and Jacksonville (Florida).** * **Current and future sponsorship not available for this position** **About the Team:** We are the premiere digital transformation partner for financial institutions committed to the future of banking and to creating safe and personalized customer experiences that help people better manage their financial lives. Our fully integrated and flexible platform is built on years of digital lending experience, enabling digital agility within months and a full suite of end-to-end consumer, small business and embedded finance solutions that fit the way people want to bank. FIS technology powers the world’s economy and our teams bring innovation to life. If you are ready to start learning, growing, and making an impact with a career in fintech, we encourage you to apply. Are you FIS? **About the Role:** As a Lead Software Engineer with strong back-end expertise, you’ll start your day aligning with designers, engineers, and product managers to set goals and clarify priorities. Your focus will be on driving Java and Spring Boot–based services, APIs, and integrations that power scalable fintech applications, while staying close enough to the front-end to guide smooth end-to-end delivery. You’ll also drive adoption of AI-assisted engineering practices, setting the tone for how others on your team should leverage AI for code quality, reviews, and system design.Throughout the day, you’ll lead technical design discussions, provide high-level estimates (LOEs), and priorit
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