Sr. Full Stack Engineer

Piper Companies is currently seeking a Sr. Legacy Engineer to join a leading financial company. In this role, the Sr. Legacy Engineer will lead development and modernization of applications, transitioning legacy systems to cloud-compliant, event-driven architectures while ensuring performance, stability, and scalability.
The candidate will work hybrid 3 days a week in Cary, NC.

• Maintain and enhance legacy Java applications critical to business operations.
• Design and implement RESTful APIs to integrate legacy systems with modern platforms.
• Optimize SQL queries and database interactions for performance and reliability.
• Automate delivery pipelines and support gradual decoupling of monolithic applications.

• 7+ years of professional experience in software engineering.
• Strong proficiency in Java 8, then transition to Java 17
• Strong proficiency in Spring/Spring Boot frameworks.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Docker, Kafka, PL/SQL, and Cucumber.
• Bachelors in computer science preferred.

• $120,000 – $142,000 annually
• Comprehensive benefits:
  Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), PTO, holidays, and sick leave as required by law.
• Hybrid work environment – 3 days on-site

This job opens for applications on 11/14/2025. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date.

Keywords Java 8, Java 17, Spring, Spring Boot, RESTful APIs, SQL, PL/SQL, Kubernetes, Docker, Kafka, Cucumber, Test Driven Development, Dev Ops, CI/CD, automation, full-stack development, backend engineering, Team City, Jira, cloud-compliant architecture, event-driven architecture, modernization, legacy system migration, application performance, scalability, stability, risk management solutions, monolithic application decoupling, delivery pipeline automation