Senior Software Engineer

At Finastra, we’re a global leader in financial services software, dedicated to expanding access to financial services and shaping what’s next for the industry. Our technology powers mission‑critical solutions across Lending, Payments and Universal Banking, supporting over 7,000 customers, including 80% of the world’s top 50 banks, in more than 110 countries.

Job Summary

We are looking for a highly skilled Senior Software Engineer with 5-8 years of experience in designing, developing, and optimizing enterprise-grade applications. The ideal candidate should possess strong expertise in Java, Spring Boot, Database technologies, Performance Tuning, and Performance Engineering practices. The role requires hands-on experience in identifying performance bottlenecks, improving application scalability, and ensuring high availability of mission-critical systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable enterprise applications using Java and Spring Boot.
• Define and implement performance engineering strategies throughout the SDLC.
• Conduct performance analysis, benchmarking, load testing, stress testing, and capacity planning.
• Identify and resolve application, database, JVM, and infrastructure performance bottlenecks.
• Optimize application performance through code profiling, memory management, caching, and query tuning.
• Analyze system metrics, logs, thread dumps, heap dumps, and GC logs to troubleshoot performance issues.
• Collaborate with development, QA, DevOps, and architecture teams to ensure performance requirements are met.
• Establish performance baselines, SLAs, and monitoring frameworks.
• Drive continuous improvements in system scalability, resiliency, and reliability.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote performance engineering best practices across teams.

Required Skills & Experience

Core Technologies

• 5-8 years of software development experience.
• Strong expertise in Java (8/11/17+) and Spring Boot.
• Good understanding of Microservices Architecture.
• Experience with REST APIs and distributed systems.

Performance Engineering

• Hands-on experience with:
  • Load Testing
  • Stress Testing
  • Volume Testing
  • Endurance/Soak Testing
  • Capacity Planning
• Experience using tools such as:
  • JMeter
  • LoadRunner
  • Gatling
  • BlazeMeter
  • Dynatrace
  • AppDynamics
  • New Relic

Performance Tuning

• JVM Tuning and Garbage Collection analysis.
• Heap Dump, Thread Dump, GC Log analysis.
• Memory Leak detection and Root Cause Analysis.
• Application profiling and optimization.
• Caching techniques (Redis, Hazelcast, Ehcache).

Database Expertise

• Strong experience in SQL and Database Performance Tuning.
• Hands-on experience with:
  • Oracle
  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL
  • SQL Server
• Query optimization, indexing, partitioning, and execution plan analysis.

Monitoring & Observability

• Knowledge of:
  • Prometheus
  • Grafana
  • ELK Stack
  • Splunk
  • OpenTelemetry

DevOps & Cloud

• Experience with:
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • CI/CD Pipelines
  • Jenkins/GitHub Actions
• Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• Performance Engineering or Java certifications are an added advantage.

Preferred Skills

• Experience in high-volume transaction processing systems.
• Knowledge of event-driven architectures (Kafka).
• Experience with distributed caching and cloud-native architectures.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Nice to Have

• Experience in Banking/Payments/FinTech domains.
• Knowledge of SRE practices and reliability engineering.
• Experience with performance engineering in microservices and Kubernetes environments.

Key Competencies

• Performance Optimization
• Root Cause Analysis
• Scalability Engineering
• Database Optimization
• System Architecture
• Technical Leadership
• Problem Solving
• Cross-functional Collaboration

This role is ideal for an engineer who can combine Java development expertise with deep performance engineering and performance tuning capabilities to build highly scalable, resilient, and high-performing enterprise applications.

We are proud to offer a range of incentives to our employees worldwide. These benefits are available to everyone, regardless of grade, and reflect the values we stand for:

Flexibility: Enjoy unlimited vacation, subject to local regulations and business priorities. Benefit from hybrid working arrangements and inclusive policies such as paid time off for voting, bereavement, and sick leave.

Well‑being: Access confidential one‑to‑one support through our Employee Assistance Program, connect with our network of Wellbeing Champions and Gather Groups, and take part in monthly events and initiatives designed to help you thrive—inside and outside of work.

Health & Financial Security: Medical, life and disability insurance, retirement plans, lifestyle, and other benefits.*

Sustainability: Paid time off for volunteering and donation‑matching opportunities to support causes that matter to you.

Inclusion: Get involved in our inclusion communities, such as Count Me In, Culture@Finastra, Proud@Finastra, Disabilities@Finastra, and Women@Finastra—open to everyone who wants to participate and contribute.

Career Development: Access online learning and accredited courses through our Skills & Career Navigator tool.

Recognition: Take part in our global recognition program, Finastra Celebrates, and share your voice through regular employee surveys that help shape our culture and ways of working.

*Specific benefits may vary by location.

At Finastra, each individual is unique—bringing their own ideas, perspectives, cultural backgrounds, and experiences. We learn from one another, value what makes us different, and create an environment where everyone feels included, supported, and able to be their authentic selves.

Be unique. Be exceptional. Help us make a difference at Finastra.