Senior Bilingual Full-Stack Java Developers (x3) to design, develop, and maintain backend services using Java and Spring Boot for a digital media client

Our valued digital media client is seeking three Senior Bilingual Full-Stack Java Developers to design, develop, and maintain backend services using Java and Spring Boot.

Initial 8-9 month contract in Montreal, QC (3 days/week on-site - Tuesdays to Thursdays) with strong possibility of extension. 7.5 hours per day, Monday to Friday.

As the successful candidate you will be an integral part of a technology team responsible for designing and building core software components that enable a wide range of media-related capabilities, such as account management, service provisioning, authentication and authorization, live rights management, and more.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain backend services using Java and Spring Boot.
• Implement RESTful and/or gRPC APIs to support internal and external integrations.
• Build and optimize integrations with non-SQL databases (e.g., MongoDB) and event-streaming platforms (e.g., Kafka).
• Ensure clean, testable, and high-quality code using Object-Oriented principles, Design Patterns, and Domain-Driven Design.
• Contribute to frontend integrations where needed (HTTP, VueJS, Bootstrap)
• Lead the design and evolution of scalable, high-performance user management systems (authentication, authorization, account management, entitlements, profiles, etc.).
• Define and implement application architecture aligned with modern best practices (microservices, event-driven architecture, distributed systems).
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to software engineers.
• Lead technical initiatives from concept to delivery.

Must-have Skills

• 7 years of software development including leading teams toward success, working with object-oriented languages, preferably Java and Spring Boot
• Excellent communication skills in both English and French (must be fluently bilingual)
• Experience with large scale distributed systems, micro-services architecture, event-streaming architecture
• Strong application architecture design and implementation skills, with a focus on scalability, performance, and maintainability
• Expertise in user management flows (OAuth 2, entitlements, profiles, third-party distribution, etc.)
• Strong knowledge of web development technologies and protocols: HTTP, gRPC, RESTful services, VueJS, Bootstrap
• Strong experience with unit testing, TDD, code review, CI/CD & DevOps practices.
• Experience with non-SQL databases (MongoDB) and real-time stream processing (Kafka).

Nice-to-have Skills

• Practical experience in Python, Go, Node.JS, Typescript
• Practical experience in Domain Driven Design
• Security knowledge
• Strong networking skills
• Exposure to Agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban)
• Ability to lead technical teams through design and implementation
• Experience with container environment such as Docker, Kubernetes