Senior Backend Java Developer

Cincinnati, OH

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

Fifth Third Bank is a leading financial institution committed to improving the lives of its customers and communities. They are seeking a Senior Backend Java Developer to implement new features and maintain software quality while working within an agile squad, contributing to a culture of continuous improvement and collaboration across teams.

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Responsibilities

Implement new features while maintaining overall quality of software
Contribute to a culture of learning by documenting and sharing technical knowledge as a developer on an agile squad
Participate in developer communities of practice by following best practices, participating in code reviews, and sharing knowledge
Remain current on relevant technology trends
Design and develop scalable, secure RESTful APIs used by iOS/Android mobile apps
Build and maintain microservices in a cloud-native environment
Integrate backend services with mobile-specific capabilities (authentication, push notifications, analytics pipelines, etc.)
Perform code reviews, debugging, monitoring, and performance tuning
Ensure reliability, scalability, and observability across backend services
Collaborate with mobile, web, DevOps, and product teams
Maintain technical documentation and ensure adherence to engineering best practices
Participate in full SDLC including requirements, design, development, testing, and production support

Qualification

Required

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Information Systems or comparable with 0-3 years of software development experience
Strong expertise in Spring Boot, RESTful API design, and microservices architecture
Experience with Apache Kafka for event-driven systems
Proficiency with AWS (Lambda, ECS/EKS, S3, API Gateway, RDS/DynamoDB, etc.)
Experience with Kubernetes and containerized deployments
Familiarity with Terraform for infrastructure-as-code
Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins (or similar tools)
Experience using Dynatrace and/or Splunk for monitoring and logging
Understanding of backend support for mobile apps (authentication, performance, scalability)
Proven experience designing backend systems that support mobile applications
Strong knowledge of Java, microservices, and cloud-native architectures
Hands-on AWS experience
Solid understanding of distributed systems, message queues, and API security

Preferred

Benefits

This role is eligible to participate in an incentive compensation plan, with any such payment based upon company, line of business and/or individual performance
Our extensive benefits programs are designed to support the individual needs of our employees and their families, encompassing physical, financial, emotional and social well-being

Fifth Third Bancorp is a financial services company that specializes in commercial, small business, retail banking, and investments. It is a sub-organization of Fifth Third Bank.

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