Senior Software Engineer (Java Full Stack)

    OperAxis LLC•Arlington, VA – Hybrid; local candidates only
    Type
    Contract
    Level
    Mid-Senior Level
    Posted

    Job Description

    OperAxis is hiring a Senior Software Engineer (Java Full Stack) for a Payments / FinTech client. You'll improve CI/CD platforms, build internal developer tooling, and lead cloud-native modernization that speeds up software delivery across teams. Duration: 13 months Requirements • Extensive experience as a senior software or full stack engineer, with strong Java • Designing scalable applications, APIs, distributed systems and cloud-native services • CI/CD and deployment automation with Jenkins, GitHub Actions or similar • Hands-on AWS and/or Azure • Docker, Kubernetes and Infrastructure as Code • Building internal platforms, frameworks, libraries or developer tooling • API management, gateways, secrets management and infrastructure tooling • Technical leadership on complex, cross-team projects • Strong problem solving and communication • Preferred: Large-scale data platforms, ETL pipelines or high-volume data processing • Preferred: Additional languages such as C#, Python, Go or TypeScript • Preferred: AI-enabled engineering and workflow automation • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field, or equivalent experience

    Responsibilities

    • Drive improvements to CI/CD platforms, deployment pipelines and engineering practices
    • Design and build reusable frameworks, internal platforms and developer tools
    • Lead modernization around cloud-native technology, automation, AI-assisted engineering and developer experience
    • Build and maintain scalable applications, APIs, services and platform capabilities
    • Partner with engineering, platform, product and architecture teams on cross-functional problems
    • Contribute to architecture decisions on scalability, resilience, security and maintainability
    • Support DevOps and platform engineering through automation and Infrastructure as Code
    • Mentor engineers and promote engineering best practices

    Technologies & Skills

    Java
    Full Stack
    CI/CD
    AWS / Azure
    Docker
    Kubernetes
    Infrastructure as Code
    Jenkins / GitHub Actions
    APIs / Distributed Systems
    Platform Engineering