Lead Full Stack Java Engineer | AWS | Angular/React

Are you ready to make an impact at DTCC?  

Do you want to work on innovative projects, collaborate with a dynamic and supportive team, and receive investment in your professional development? At DTCC, we are at the forefront of innovation in the financial markets.  We're committed to helping our employees grow and succeed. We believe that you have the skills and drive to make a real impact.  We foster a thriving internal community and are committed to creating a workplace that looks like the world that we serve.

Pay and Benefits:

• Competitive compensation, including base pay and annual incentive.
• Comprehensive health and life insurance and well-being benefits, based on location.
• Pension / Retirement benefits 
• Paid Time Off and Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.
• DTCC offers a flexible/hybrid model of 3 days onsite and 2 days remote (onsite Tuesdays, Wednesdays and a third day unique to each team or employee). 

The impact you will have in this role:

Join DTCC's SIFMU Technology organization and play a key role in building and modernizing the mission-critical Clearing and Settlement platforms that power global financial markets. As part of a highly collaborative engineering team, you'll contribute to a multi-year cloud and application modernization journey, designing and supporting scalable, cloud-native solutions that process high volumes of transactions with exceptional reliability, performance, and security.

Working with modern technologies including Java, Spring Boot, AWS, Kafka, Angular, React, Docker, and Kubernetes, you'll help deliver innovative solutions, reusable frameworks, and next-generation platforms that drive business value. This role offers the opportunity to solve complex technical challenges, influence architecture and engineering decisions, collaborate with experienced engineers, architects, and business stakeholders, and accelerate your technical and professional growth while shaping technology that directly impacts global financial markets.

Your Primary Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and support enterprise-scale applications using Java, Spring Boot, AWS, Angular, and React.
• Build and maintain microservices, REST APIs, and event-driven solutions supporting high-volume transaction processing.
• Partner with Product Owners, Architects, business stakeholders, and subject matter experts to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Contribute to modernization initiatives through new development, prototyping, and reusable component design.
• Drive application architecture, design decisions, and engineering best practices.
• Implement automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and modern DevOps practices.
• Lead and participate in code reviews to ensure high-quality, maintainable software.
• Collaborate with quality engineering teams to identify and resolve defects prior to production deployment.
• Optimize application performance, reliability, scalability, and security.
• Support applications throughout their full lifecycle, including production support and continuous improvement.
• Identify automation opportunities and process improvements that increase efficiency and reduce operational risk.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend innovative solutions that improve business outcomes.
• Partner effectively with geographically distributed teams in an Agile environment.

**NOTE: The Primary Responsibilities of this role are not limited to the details above. **

Talents needed for Success:

Qualifications:

• 8+ years of software engineering experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).

Talents Needed for Success:

• Strong expertise in Java, J2EE, Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Security, Hibernate, and modern application architecture.
• Strong front-end development experience with Angular (13+), React, TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.
• Hands-on experience building REST APIs, Swagger/OpenAPI services, microservices, distributed systems, and event-driven architectures.
• Experience with Apache Kafka or Confluent Kafka.
• Experience developing cloud-native applications on AWS, including services such as EC2, ECS, EKS, S3, RDS, and Lambda.
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Strong experience with Oracle or DB2 databases and PL/SQL development.
• Experience with application servers such as Tomcat, WebSphere, JBoss, Liberty, or WebLogic.
• Experience with CI/CD and DevOps tools including Git, Bitbucket, Maven, Jenkins, Nexus, and Jira.
• Solid understanding of Agile, DevOps, and modern software delivery practices.
• Experience developing and supporting applications in Linux and Windows environments.
• Strong understanding of secure coding practices and software engineering best practices.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience working effectively with globally distributed teams.

Preferred Skills:

• Spring Cloud
• IBM MQ or Solace
• OpenShift
• Python
• Experience with application servers including WebSphere, Liberty, Tomcat, JBoss, or WebLogic
• Experience designing and integrating solutions within hybrid environments that support both legacy platforms and modern microservices architectures
• Financial services, capital markets, or highly regulated industry experience

 Who We Are:

The salary range is indicative for roles at the same level within DTCC across all US locations. Actual salary is determined based on the role, location, individual experience, skills, and other considerations. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

DTCC proudly supports Flexible Work Arrangements favoring openness and gives people freedom to do their jobs well, by encouraging diverse opinions and emphasizing teamwork.  When you join our team, you’ll have an opportunity to make meaningful contributions at a company that is recognized as a thought leader in both the financial services and technology industries. A DTCC career is more than a good way to earn a living. It’s the chance to make a difference at a company that’s truly one of a kind.

Learn more about Clearance and Settlement by clicking here.

Serves as a dedicated technology resource for advancing DTCC’s business opportunities and providing industry thought leadership for leveraging new technology. The goal of this new department is to partner internally with IT, our business and regulatory divisions and externally with clients, regulators, and fintech vendors, to help build new platforms and business models to advance DTCC’s mission to support the financial markets.