Senior Core Java Streaming Engineer

Use strong Core Java expertise to develop event-driven systems and real-time streaming pipelines for a critical Cash Equities platform.

This Senior Software Developer position is a 12-month contract based in Toronto, with three office days weekly. The team is building a central data store and distribution layer for trades and orders. You will contribute to high-performance applications, Kafka solutions, GCP technologies, and scalable data transformation. The platform supports surveillance, regulatory reporting, and downstream financial processes. Financial-services experience is welcome but not required when technical capabilities are strong.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design event-driven architectures for real-time data streaming
• Build scalable data transformation and distribution pipelines
• Develop high-performance Java services and applications
• Operate Kafka-based streaming solutions
• Contribute to platform performance and modernization

Requirements:

• Eight to twelve years of software development experience
• Java 17 expertise, moving toward Java 21
• Strong understanding of data structures and data modelling
• GCP cloud data engineering experience
• Functional programming experience in Java

Bring senior Core Java, event-driven architecture, and streaming experience to Toronto’s hybrid financial data platform contract.