Senior Backend Java Developer

Make banking a Fifth Third better® We connect great people to great opportunities. Are you ready to take the next step? Discover a career in banking at Fifth Third Bank. GENERAL FUNCTION: As a member of an agile squad, responsible for implementing new features and enabling capabilities using modern software engineering tools and practices. Adheres to practices and standards, set by communities of practice, and contributes to a culture of  continuous improvement. Shares responsibility and accountability for risk by openly exchanging ideas and opinions, elevating concerns, and personally following policies and procedures as defined. Doing the right thing for customers and colleagues ensures that actions and behaviors drive a positive customer experience. Responsible and accountable for risk by openly exchanging ideas and opinions, elevating concerns, and personally following policies and procedures as defined. Accountable for always doing the right thing for customers and colleagues, and ensures that actions and behaviors drive a positive customer experience. While operating within the Bank's risk appetite, achieves results by consistently identifying, assessing, managing, monitoring, and reporting risks of all types.

Implement new features while maintaining overall quality of software Contribute to a culture of learning by documenting and sharing technical knowledge as a developer on an agile squad Participate in developer communities of practice by following best practices, participating in code reviews, and sharing knowledge Remain current on relevant technology trends Design and develop scalable, secure RESTful APIs used by iOS/Android mobile apps Build and maintain microservices in a cloud-native environment Integrate backend services with mobile-specific capabilities (authentication, push notifications, analytics pipelines, etc.) Perform code reviews, debugging, monitoring, and performance tuning Ensure reliability, scalability, and observability across backend services Collaborate with mobile, web, DevOps, and product teams Maintain technical documentation and ensure adherence to engineering best practices Participate in full SDLC including requirements, design, development, testing, and production support MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Information Systems or comparable with 3-5 years of software development experience Strong expertise in Spring Boot, RESTful API design, and microservices architecture Experience with Apache Kafka for event-driven systems Proficiency with AWS (Lambda, ECS/EKS, S3, API Gateway, RDS/DynamoDB, etc.) Experience with Kubernetes and containerized deployments Familiarity with Terraform for infrastructure-as-code Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins (or similar tools) Experience using Dynatrace and/or Splunk for monitoring and logging Understanding of backend support for mobile apps (authentication, performance, scalability) Proven experience designing backend systems that support mobile applications Strong knowledge of Java, microservices, and cloud-native architectures Hands-on AWS experience Solid understanding of distributed systems, message queues, and API security Position not available for immigration sponsorship. Senior Backend Java Developer At Fifth Third, we understand the importance of recognizing our employees for the role they play in improving the lives of our customers, communities and each other. Our Total Rewards include comprehensive benefits and differentiated compensation offerings to give each employee the opportunity to be their best every day. The base salary for this position is reflective of the range of salary levels for all roles within this pay grade across the U.S. Individual salaries within this range will vary based on factors such as role, relevant skillset, relevant experience, education and geographic location. In addition to the base salary, this role is