Senior Java Developer - Financial Services

About the role

Talan is looking for a Senior Java Developer to join a team of 7 developers at a leading financial institution in New York. This is a hands-on backend role supporting highly visible applications across Fixed Income, Trading, Risk and other business areas. The position is hybrid, with at least 4 days onsite per week, and visa sponsorship is offered under specific treaty-based U.S. work visas (TN for eligible Canadian and Mexican citizens); other visa types are not supported.

Key responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain enterprise applications using Java, Spring and Spring Boot.
• Contribute across the full SDLC, including development, testing, code reviews and production releases.
• Take ownership of application delivery, stability and technical improvements.
• Perform system design, technical analysis and proof of concepts.
• Support application monitoring, upgrades and production issues.
• Mentor junior developers when needed.

Required profile

• 8+ years of hands-on Java development experience.
• 5+ years of Spring / Spring Boot experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Finance or Quantitative Finance.
• Strong communication skills and proactive mindset.

Required skills

• Core Java, concurrency, collections and exception handling.
• REST APIs and distributed applications.
• Good SQL knowledge.
• Git, Maven and CI/CD.
• Messaging such as ActiveMQ, Kafka or similar.
• Nice to have: Angular, Azure and OpenShift/container experience, and knowledge of Financial Markets or Fixed Income.

What we offer

• Salary between USD 130,000 and 150,000.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company matching.
• 15 paid vacation days at hire, up to 27 by seniority, with unused days cashed out.
• 8 paid holidays, 5 sick days and 2 personal days per year.
• Health, dental and vision insurance, plus FSA, voluntary STD and LTD.
• Commuter and transit benefits.