What are the responsibilities and job description for the Java Full Stack Developer position at StradIT?
- Overall Experience & Ownership
- Typically 5–8 years of hands‑on full‑stack development experience.
- Works independently on complex features, with minimal day‑to‑day hand‑holding.
- Owns design and delivery of stories end‑to‑end, from refinement through production support.
- Acts as a go‑to engineer within the squad, but is not yet an enterprise or architectural authority.
- AI tool exposure like Kiro, Amazon Q is a plus but not required.
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Tax terms - W2 only
Technical Expectations
Frontend Development -
- Strong working experience with Angular or React.
- Develops maintainable, modular UI components and integrates them with backend APIs.
- Understands state management, routing, performance considerations, and error handling.
- Awareness of accessibility and usability standards expected in enterprise applications.
- Any exposure to MFE (Micro Front end) is a plus
Backend Development (Strong Focus) –
- Strong proficiency in Java and Spring Boot.
- Designs and implements production‑grade REST APIs following DTCC standards.
- Solid understanding of microservices architecture:
- Service boundaries
- Configuration management
- Inter‑service communication
- Error handling and resiliency
- Working experience with Kafka or equivalent messaging systems:
- Producers/consumers
- Topic usage
- Message versioning awareness
- Applies logging, monitoring, and exception strategies suitable for regulated environments.
Database & SQL
- Strong SQL proficiency:
- Complex joins
- Subqueries
- Aggregations
- Can diagnose and fix basic query or data‑related performance issues.
Cloud, Platform & DevOps
- Working knowledge of:
- Docker
- OpenShift / Kubernetes concepts
- Understands CI/CD pipelines and can troubleshoot build or deployment failures.
- Not responsible for platform strategy, but expected to be platform‑aware and self‑sufficient.
Quality, Security & Compliance
- Writes unit and component tests as part of normal development.
- Participates in code reviews with a strong quality mindset.
- Understands secure coding principles and follows DTCC security standards.
- Aware of audit, compliance, and resilience expectations in a financial‑services environment.
Interview & Hiring Expectations (Key Differentiator)