Lab49 has an opportunity available for a Java Developer to lead work on complex and challenging projects to drive transformative change for our top- tier Financial Services clients. Operating in an Agile environment, the Java Developer will have strong server-side experience to work on next- generation financial systems.**Responsibilities**:- Build distributed systems that deal with actor-based concurrency, reactive programming, distributed in-memory data grids, messaging that goes beyond plain JMS as we fully expect to participate in shaping the future of financial technology stacks- Work on server side JVM-based projects- Hit the ground running with the typical Java or Scala JVM ecosystem stack (Spring and its subprojects, Guice, Guava, Maven, Hibernate, Jetty, etc.)- Retool continuously as the technology landscape changes every few years- Be able to pick up other technologies along the whole development stack, including front-end and other non-JVM ecosystems- Work with our clients in iterative, project-based engagements, where self-organizing and focused teams move quickly to build innovative solutions for the client- Have the desire to collaborate, and like sharing and learning from your colleagues- Be passionate about delivering quality code- Have a deep understanding of multithreading and real-time software architectures- Have an abiding interest in and competence for solving real-world business problems (with technology as an enabler)- Be determined to succeed despite obstacles and challenges, as well as a positive attitude favoring achievement of goals over open-ended investigation**Required Skills and Experience**:- Experience building RESTful Web Services- Test-driven development, which includes Unit and End-to-End Testing- Experience with Agile software development (e.G. SCRUM or KANBAN)- Experience in a CI/CD environment- Bachelors or Masters in Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, Math, or related work experience- Experience with, knowledge of, and strong demonstrated interest in, global financial markets and financial products.