Description
**About Itaú Unibanco**
Itaú is Brazil's most valuable brand, the best company to work for according to Great Place to Work, and the largest bank in Latin America. We impact over 98 million customers daily across 18 countries.
We are made of people, and we believe that having a team with plural origins, cultures, beliefs, experiences, ethnicities, disabilities, genders, sexual orientations, and generations broadens perspectives and contributes to an environment of respect and appreciation for differences.
Work Model – Hybrid (8 office days per month – Jabaquara/SP).
**Responsibilities and Assignments** **Your day-to-day will be:**
We are looking for a **Senior Software Engineer** with strong backend development expertise, experience in high-volume transactional environments, and a desire to modernize critical transactional flows such as B2B payments.
You will join a team focused on scalable, resilient, and event-driven solutions, operating within a cloud ecosystem and closely integrated with platform engineering and SRE practices. The environment is collaborative, emphasizing continuous improvement, knowledge sharing, and technical ownership.
The team focuses on modernizing transactional payment flows, delivering high business and end-customer impact. The environment embraces modern engineering practices, emphasizing reliability, observability, and scalability, using AWS cloud and Kubernetes.
**YOUR MISSION WILL BE**
* Develop backend systems using Java (versions 17 to 21\) and Spring Boot (2 and 3\), with strong technical proficiency
* Lead technical implementation of event-driven architecture (event-driven / event sourcing)
* Design and implement messaging solutions using Kafka and AWS SQS/SNS
* Modernize critical transactional flows (e.g., payments and receipts)
* Define and evolve data modeling in relational and non-relational databases (e.g., SQL and DynamoDB)
* Build and ensure API standards (OpenAPI) with quality and governance
* Work with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform) in AWS environments
* Collaborate closely with SRE practices to ensure reliability, availability, and observability
* Implement and enhance monitoring using tools such as OpenTelemetry, Grafana, Jaeger, and Splunk
* Apply engineering best practices: DDD, SOLID, Clean Architecture
* Provide technical mentorship to less experienced team members
* Actively participate in incident response, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement.
**Requirements and Qualifications** **What you need to excel at:**
* Backend Java development experience
* Experience in companies with high-volume transactional systems
* Proficiency in Java (17 to 21\) and Spring Boot
* Experience with event-driven architecture
* Strong knowledge of messaging systems (Kafka and/or AWS SQS/SNS)
* Experience with REST APIs and OpenAPI specification
* Hands-on experience with AWS cloud (EKS, S3, DynamoDB, etc.)
* Knowledge of Kubernetes and Docker
* Experience with DevOps and CI/CD practices
* Experience with observability (logs, metrics, tracing)
* Experience with Git/GitHub and Linux environments
***PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS***
* Experience with payment or receipt transactional flows in financial institutions
* Experience with SRE platforms and practices
* Certifications in AWS, Java, Kafka, or Terraform
* Experience in technology modernization projects.
**Additional Information** **As an Ituber, you’ll enjoy:**
* Transportation Allowance
* Meal Voucher (restaurants) / Food Voucher (supermarkets)
* Health Insurance (Fundação Saúde Itaú **or** Central Nacional Unimed)
* Dental Insurance (Odontoprev **or** Interodonto)
* Life Insurance
* Profit Sharing Plan (PLR – Participação nos Lucros e Resultados), subject to bank performance
* Private Pension Plan
* Exclusive discounts on our financial products
* Extended Maternity and Paternity Leave
* Daycare / Babysitter Assistance (for parents)
* Study Incentives
* Wellhub or TotalPass
* Access to Itaú Leisure Clubs (Guarapiranga / Itanhaém and São Sebastião)
* \+ Additional benefits you may learn about during the hiring process
Learn more about our culture: https://www.itau.com.br/relacoes\-com\-investidores/noticias/cultura\-itubers\-e\-nosso\-novo\-conjunto\-de\-valores/
* We encourage applications from people with disabilities for all positions — feel free to apply to roles marked as exclusive or non-exclusive for people with disabilities. We are committed to inclusion and value diversity.
**\#JoinItaú \#BeAnItuber**
We are the **largest private Brazilian bank** by market value and **Brazil’s most valuable brand**, valued at **R$ 46.9 billion**, according to the Interbrand 2024 ranking. We are also the company that **develops the most careers in Brazil**, according to LinkedIn Top Companies for seven consecutive years, and have received the award for **Best Internship Programs 2024** from CIEE.
With the largest product portfolio in the sector nationwide and through our brands and commercial partnerships, we offer a wide range of career opportunities across multiple specialized areas — all driven by a powerful purpose: **delighting our customers by delivering exactly what they need, precisely when they need it!**
Today, we have a team of over 90,000 collaborators (the itubers) spread across Brazil and abroad, present in 18 countries.