Job Description
Senior Cloud-Native Backend Engineer (Java / AWS / Kafka)
Location: Toronto, ON (Hybrid: 2 days/week onsite)
Contract: 6 Months (Full-Time, High likelihood of long-term extension)
Pay: 70/hr-100/hr (Depending on overall experience)
The Client: My client is one of Canada’s “Big 5” financial institutions, currently undergoing a massive modernization of their capital markets and global money‑movement platforms.
The Role: This is not a legacy maintenance role. We are looking for a heavyweight Backend/Cloud‑Native Engineer to help build a brand‑new, high‑throughput, distributed payment rail from the ground up. You will be building ultra‑low‑latency microservices, streaming millions of events, and completely owning the AWS infrastructure those services run on.
If your resume leans heavily toward React/Angular, or if your cloud experience is limited to just pus...