Assistant Vice President / Vice President Java Developer (Location: Montreal)

Role Summary

We are seeking an experienced Java Developer at the AVP/VP level to join our strategic technology team in Montreal. The ideal candidate has a strong financial-services background, deep expertise in distributed systems, and the ability to drive end-to-end engineering initiatives in complex enterprise environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain high-performance Java applications within a large-scale distributed architecture.
• Lead technical discussions, architectural decisions, and code reviews.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including business stakeholders, QA, DevOps, and product owners.
• Ensure application reliability, scalability, and security following enterprise standards.
• Provide mentorship and technical guidance to junior team members.

Required Skills & Experience

• 10+ years of hands-on experience in Java (Core Java, Multithreading, Collections, Concurrency).
• Expertise in Spring, Spring Boot, Microservices, and RESTful API design.
• Strong experience with Kafka, distributed systems, cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure), and CI/CD pipelines.
• Background in banking, capital markets, or financial applications strongly preferred.
• Proven leadership experience at the AVP/VP level or equivalent.
• High-level English proficiency is mandatory.