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Glocomms ยท 2 weeks ago

Sr Java Back End Engineer

positionNew York, NY
timeContract
remoteHybrid
senioritySenior Level

Glocomms is rebuilding a mission-critical trading and risk platform from the ground up. The Senior Java Backend Engineer will design, implement, and optimize backend services that power real-time trading and reporting, focusing on microservices architecture and secure API design.

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Hiring Manager
Kyle Downs
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Responsibilities

Architect and deliver microservices by decomposing a legacy monolith into Spring Boot services using Hexagonal Architecture principles
Implement JWT-based authentication and authorization for public REST APIs to ensure a secure gateway
Modernize reporting by migrating a legacy reporting module into scalable reporting microservices with guaranteed SLAs and clean data pipelines
Build new backend services for an exchange-grade trading platform, integrating FIX protocol and ensuring deterministic behavior under load
Drive TDD-first development, enforce clean code practices, and mentor peers on testing strategies
Profile and tune services for low latency, high throughput, and efficient concurrency

Qualification

Java SE/EESpring BootMicroservices architectureJWT authenticationPerformance tuningCI/CD pipelinesDockerKubernetesOracle DBMongoDBPostgresFIX protocolKafkaIntelliJ IDEAJiraPythonBash

Required

Senior-level Java expertise with proven delivery in finance or trading systems
Hands-on experience migrating monoliths to microservices including domain slicing, interface contracts, and observability
Strong grasp of security fundamentals such as JWT, token lifecycle, and API hardening
Deep knowledge of multithreading and concurrency, performance tuning, and memory optimization
Comfortable with CI/CD pipelines, containerization, and orchestration in production environments
Familiarity with FIX protocol, market data flows, or risk computation is a plus

Preferred

Experience with Hexagonal Architecture and event-driven patterns
Oracle DB optimization including partitioning and query tuning
Exposure to Python or Bash for tooling or data preparation
Observability stack such as OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, or Grafana

Company

Glocomms

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Glocomms is a recruitment company that offers recruiting services for cyber-security, commercial, infrastructure and analytics services.
dateFounded in 2013
location
New York, New York, USA
people-size1001-5000 employees
web-link
https://www.glocomms.com/

H1B Sponsorship

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Late Stage

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