$68 - $75

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This role is Hybrid in

Mississauga (2 days onsite per week)

. This is a

6+ month contract

opportunity with robust potential for extension or conversion to full-time. This opportunity is with a leading global financial institution delivering large-scale digital platforms and enterprise technology solutions that support critical banking and financial services used by customers around the world.

Overview of The Role This is a senior backend engineering opportunity focused on building and enhancing large-scale, high-performance applications within a complex financial services environment. You'll work primarily with Java, Spring, and Kafka, contributing to distributed, event-driven systems while helping improve application scalability, reliability, and performance.

This role is ideal for an experienced backend engineer who enjoys solving complex technical challenges, working with distributed systems, and delivering reliable software in a highly collaborative Agile environment. You'll have the opportunity to work on business-critical platforms while partnering with a high-performing engineering team focused on modernizing and scaling enterprise technology.

Required Skills & Experience

5+ years of professional software development experience

Strong experience with Java and Spring / Spring Boot

Experience building RESTful APIs and microservices

Strong experience with Apache Kafka and event-driven architectures

Experience designing and developing distributed backend systems

Strong SQL and relational database experience

Experience working with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices

Strong understanding of software architecture, design patterns,



and scalable application development

Experience troubleshooting and supporting production applications

Desired Skills & Experience

Experience working within banking, financial services, or other large-scale enterprise environments

Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP

Experience with Docker and/or Kubernetes

Experience with high-volume messaging and asynchronous processing

Experience writing unit and integration tests

Experience working with highly available, business-critical applications

Experience working within Agile development teams

What You Will Be Doing Tech Breakdown

60% Backend Development (Java / Spring / APIs)

25% Distributed Systems & Messaging (Kafka / Microservices)

15% Cloud & DevOps (CI/CD, Containers, Cloud)

Daily Responsibilities

80% Hands-on Software Development

10% Application Support & Technical Problem Solving

10% Cross-functional Collaboration

Contract Duration:

6+ Months (potential for extension or conversion to full-time)

Compensation:

$68-$75/hour + HST (depending on the candidate)

Current Vacancy:

Yes

Use of AI in Hiring:

Yes

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Motion Recruitment Partners (MRP) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis in the country for which they are applying, and no sponsorship is currently available. Employment is subject to the successful completion of a pre-employment screening. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under MRP’s Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.

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