We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer (10–15 years’ experience, including 5+ years in a senior/lead role) with strong expertise in Java, Spring Boot, microservices architecture, REST APIs, and Kafka (or similar messaging systems), along with experience building high-throughput, mission-critical applications.

This is a permanent, full-time role requiring 2–3 days per week in-office at one of our Atlantic Canada locations (Halifax, NS; Moncton, NB; or St. John’s, NL).

You will play a key role in delivering scalable, secure, and high-performance payment solutions while collaborating across multiple teams.

Your future duties and responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement complex, custom software components
• Collaborate with architects, developers, and cross-functional teams to build scalable, reliable, and secure systems
• Provide technical leadership and coordination across large, multi-team initiatives
• Guide and mentor product teams (Engineering, Product, QA, Scrum) on best practices
• Ensure adherence to secure coding standards and application security practices
• Contribute to Agile ceremonies, estimation, and risk management activities
• Define and improve unit and integration testing frameworks
• Proactively recommend improvements to tools, processes, and solutions

Required qualifications to be successful in this role

Experience

• 10–15 years in software engineering, including senior/lead experience.

• Experience building high-throughput, mission-critical applications.

Technical Skills

• Java, Spring Boot, Spring Security

• REST APIs, OAuth

• Microservices & containerization

• Kafka / messaging systems

• SQL & NoSQL databases (Oracle, MS SQL, MongoDB)

• Git/Bitbucket, JIRA, Confluence

Core Skills

• Strong problem-solving and communication skills

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work independently

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Nice to Have

• React or Angular

• CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Maven, Nexus)

• DevOps exposure

• Elasticsearch or AI experience

CGI is providing a reasonable estimate of the pay range for this role. The determination of this range includes factors such as skill set level, geographic market, experience and training, and licenses and certifications. Compensation decisions depend on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $65,000–$125,000. This role is a existing vacancy.

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