Job descriptionAbout Haventree Bank Headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Haventree Bank (Haventree) is a mission‑driven alternative mortgage lender. The name Haventree reflects the bank’s mission to help its customers find a place of refuge and to lay down new roots for the future. Haventree exists to be a catalyst of financial security and upward mobility for Canadians who are underserved by the traditional financial system.
Position Summary Haventree is looking for a strong software backend engineer to join our fast‑growing team, where you will design and build APIs that power our customer‑facing products. In this role, you will be expected to contribute to, and in some cases lead, full‑cycle software development, technical design, code reviews, and driving best practices across the team. You’ll consider testability, upgradeability, scalability, and observability throughout the development process.
Major Duties & Responsibilities
Implement RESTful services using Java, Spring Boot, Spring Security, etc.
Implement API security using OAuth/JWT based authentication/authorization mechanisms.
Collaborate with web and mobile app engineers to ensure seamless and secure integrations and provide QA team members with end‑to‑end testing support.
Work closely with design and product teams to enable effective sprint planning and execution.
Conduct code reviews, enforce coding standards and security best practices, and drive continuous improvement across the team.
Contribute to CI/CD orchestration, release management, incident triage, and on‑call readiness for production reliability.
Qualifications & Experience
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
At least 3+ years of experience building backend services in production at scale.
Good knowledge of Java (8/11/17+), Spring Boot, Spring Data JPA, Spring Security, Spring Cloud, SQL, JUnit with Mockito framework.
Experience with Git/GitHub (branching strategies, PR reviews, Actions).
Nice to Have
Experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes/AKS).
Knowledge of API observability, logging, metrics, and tracing.
Exposure to JavaScript frameworks for end‑to‑end collaboration (React/React Native).
Prior experience in a startup organization.
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