Java Backend Engineer Jobs in Florida

Java Back End Software Engineer– Assistant Vice President is an intermediate level position responsible for participation in the establishment and implementation of new or revised application systems and programs in coordination with the Technology team. The overall objective of this role is to contribute to applications systems analysis and programming activities.

Responsibilities:

• Work in an agile environment following through the best practices of agile Scrum.
• Analyze the requirements, seek clarifications, contribute to good acceptance criteria, estimate, and be committed.
• Take pride in designing solutions, developing the code free from defects and vulnerabilities, meeting functional and non-functional requirements by following modern engineering practices, reducing rework, continuously addressing technical debt.
• Contribute to overall team performance by helping others, peer reviewing the code diligently.
• Bring agility to application development through DevOps practices - automated builds, unit/functional tests, static/dynamic scans, regression tests etc.
• Lookout for providing best possible customer support by troubleshooting, resolving production incidents and by eliminating the problems from the root level.
• Bring innovative solutions to reduce the operational risks by automating mundane repetitive tasks across SDLC.
• Learn to become full stack developer to address end-to-end delivery of user stories.

Qualifications

• 5 + years of professional experience as a Java Software Engineer with experience in developing enterprise scale applications.
• Expertise in building web applications using Java, Angular/React, and Oracle/PostgreSQL technology stack.
• Expertise in enterprise integrations through RESTful APIs, Kafka messaging etc.
• Expertise in using AI driven tools like Devin, Co-pilot, Gemini and other Gen-AI tools.
• Expertise in Elastic Search, NoSQL databases, and Caching solutions.
• Expertise in designing and optimizing the software solutions for performance and stability.
• Expertise in troubleshooting and problem solving.
• Expertise in Test driven development.
• Expertise in Authentication, Authorization, and Security.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree/University degree with B.E. / B.Tech / MCA with equivalent experience in software development.

This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.

Job Family Group: Technology

Job Family: Applications Development

Time Type: Full time

Primary Location: Tampa Florida United States

Primary Location Full Time Salary Range: $96,960.00 - $145,440.00

In addition to salary, Citi’s offerings may also include, for eligible employees, discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards. Citi offers competitive employee benefits, including: medical, dental & vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; and wellness programs. Citi also offers paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays. For additional information regarding Citi employee benefits, please visit citibenefits.com. Available offerings may vary by jurisdiction, job level, and date of hire.

Most Relevant Skills Please see the requirements listed above.

Other Relevant Skills For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.

Anticipated Posting Close Date: Jun 18, 2026

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