Montréal · Contractor · Senior (6-9 yrs)
Tech Lead / Architect, Java — capital markets, major bank, Montreal (hybrid)
Hands-on Tech Lead / Architect for a Java capital-markets engineering team at a major bank in Montreal. 12-month mandate, hybrid 2-3 days, fluent English required.
- Java 17/21
- Spring Boot
- GraphQL
- Kubernetes
- SQL Server
- CI/CD
Apply$130/h
Context
A major bank in downtown Montreal is looking for a very hands-on Tech Lead / Architect for a team of about ten people building performance-sensitive capital markets applications.
You write code with AI assistance, lead pull request reviews, steer the team's AI governance, take part in production incidents, define technical direction, architecture and standards, and mentor developers.
Stack
- Java 17/21, Spring Boot
- GraphQL / SPQR, WebSocket
- OAuth2 / JWT, distributed cache
- Enterprise messaging, SQL Server, Flyway
- JUnit, Mockito, Cucumber
- Kubernetes, CI/CD
Terms
- 12-month mandate, strong chance of renewal
- Hybrid, 2-3 days on site in downtown Montreal
- Start January 2027 (December 2026 preferred)
- Fluent English required, English-speaking environment
- Target rate: $130/h
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Tech Lead / Architect, Java — capital markets, major bank, Montreal (hybrid)