Java Engineer

Who We Are

Fulcrum Digital is a global AI-first enterprise transformation company with over 25 years of experience. We partner with enterprises across financial services, insurance, healthcare, retail, manufacturing, higher education, and logistics to move from AI experimentation to scalable business outcomes. Fulcrum Digital works with over 100 global clients, including Fortune 500 enterprises, combining deep industry expertise with capabilities in enterprise AI, digital engineering, cloud modernisation, platform integration, and generative AI.

The Role

We're hiring a Lead Software Engineer for one of our top client engagements — a global leader in payments technology. In this role, you will act as a technical leader, working alongside the client's business, development, and infrastructure teams to guide architecture and design decisions. This is a remote, Contractor/EOR engagement based in Mexico City, Mexico.

What You'll Do

• Lead technical and design discussions to help the enterprise speed its adoption of new technologies and practices
• Architect and build highly scalable, cloud-native applications
• Leverage new technology paradigms, such as serverless computing, containers, and microservices
• Advise on implementing cloud best practices and continuous improvement
• Act as a key contributor in establishing and applying policies and standards related to cloud technology

Requirements

Requirements

• Java 17 or above
• JPA
• Spring Boot
• Microservices/API design and development
• Kafka
• Kubernetes
• AWS or equivalent cloud infrastructure experience

Nice to Have

• Familiarity with design patterns and API standards
• Experience writing performant code and troubleshooting complex issues across multi-tiered architectures
• Exceptional debugging skills
• Knowledge of event-driven architecture and Domain-Driven Design (DDD)
• Experience with GitHub Copilot or other AI programming tools
• Experience with Karate or other testing frameworks