{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"952ac71f3bb050d18614bff4","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/952ac71f3bb050d18614bff4","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/952ac71f3bb050d18614bff4","title":"Associate Java Software Engineer","description":"Vestmark is looking for an early-career Software Engineer in Wakefield with strong computer science fundamentals, a passion for solving complex problems, and the drive to grow quickly in a collaborative, high-performance environment. You will work on real systems that matter contributing to backend services and APIs that power wealth management at scale while developing your skills alongside experienced engineers who are invested in your growth.\nVestmark is a leading provider of wealth management solutions and services that enable financial advisors and institutions to efficiently manage and trade their clients' portfolios using a purpose-built SaaS ecosystem. With over $2 trillion in assets and 5+ million accounts, we are a trusted partner to some of the largest and most respected players across the wealth management industry.\nWhat You'll Do\nDesign & Build Production-Quality Systems\nContribute to the design and implementation of Java-based backend services and APIs, adhering to best practices and industry standards.\nBuild and ship well-tested, maintainable solutions as part of a squad working on real problems with direct business impact.\nParticipate in the full delivery lifecycle: design discussions, development, testing, deployment, and iteration.\nCode Quality & Reusable Foundations\nWrite clean, efficient, well-documented, and maintainable Java code; treat code quality as a direct contribution to everyone who touches this codebase after you.\nParticipate in code reviews as both a reviewer and a recipient; treat both as learning opportunities.\nCollaboration & Growth\nWork closely with senior engineers, product managers, and architects to understand requirements and translate them into technical solutions.\nEngage actively in design reviews and architecture discussions; ask questions and develop your point of view over time.\nTake feedback seriously and apply it quickly; growth velocity matters here as much as current skill level.\nApply AI-Assisted Development Practices\nUse AI-assisted development tools (f.e. Claude Code) as part of your day-to-day workflow; we expect you to be curious about these tools and actively developing your practice.\nEngage with the team's evolving standards for when and how to apply AI tooling responsibly and effectively.\nCore Values\nContribute to the growth and development of our core values: We Before Me, Positive Energy, Knowledge Explorer, and Own It.\nWhat We're Looking For\nComputer Science Fundamentals\nStrong foundational knowledge is non-negotiable: data structures, algorithms, object-oriented design, and how production systems behave under real-world conditions.\nAbility to reason through system design problems, understand trade-offs, and write code that is correct before it is clever.\nUnderstanding of APIs, basic cloud concepts, and modern software delivery practices.\nTechnical Skills\nProficiency in Java, or a related object-oriented language, with a clear willingness and ability to become productive in Java and Spring Boot quickly; these are the core of our stack and you will be expected to ramp up on them if not already familiar.\nWorking knowledge of relational databases (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server); querying, schema design, and understanding how your application interacts with a database at runtime.\nProficiency in version control (Git or Bitbucket) in a collaborative team environment.\nAI Fluency & Curiosity\nComfort using AI-assisted development tools (e.g. Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Cursor) as part of your workflow; we expect curiosity here and a willingness to develop your practice.\nOpenness to learning how and when to apply AI tooling effectively and responsibly; this is an evolving area and we learn together.\nProblem-Solving\nAbility to engage with ambiguous problems: ask good questions, break the problem down, and propose a reasonable approach before jumping to a solution.\nAttention to the business context of the work: understanding why something matters, not just what needs to be built.\nLearning Velocity\nDemonstrated ability to learn quickly and independently; you don't wait to be taught everything.\nReceptive to feedback and able to apply it quickly; continuous improvement is the expectation, not the exception.\nWhat Will Help You Stand Out\nHands-on experience with agentic frameworks, LLM APIs, or workflow orchestration tools in professional or project settings.\nExperience with AWS or equivalent cloud environments.\nBackground in financial services, mathematics, or quantitative disciplines.\nA project, contribution, or body of work you can speak to in depth: something you built, something that broke, and what you learned from both.\nEducation & Experience\nM.S. in Computer Science preferred; B.S. required (or equivalent work experience); strong CS fundamentals are the most important signal we look for at this level.\n0–2 years of professional software engineering experience; strong internship experience or personal project work considered.\nExperience with or clear ability to ramp quickly on Java, Spring Boot, and relational databases.\nVestmark is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Vestmark prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability status, protected military or veteran status, and genetic information. #LI-TG1 #LI-Hybrid. It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. 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