Software Engineer

Our client is looking to hire a Java Engineer to help build and enhance the backend platforms powering critical financial services workflows. You’ll work in a collaborative engineering team, turning business requirements into secure, scalable, and reliable systems used in a regulated environment. This is a hands-on role for an engineer who enjoys clean architecture, high-quality code, and solving problems that genuinely matter to the business. Previous experience working within FS and B2C is preferred. What you’ll do • Design, develop, test, and maintain Java-based backend services and APIs. • Build and enhance microservices using Spring Boot and modern Java. • Translate business and product requirements into robust technical solutions. • Develop RESTful APIs and integrate with internal and external systems. • Write clean, maintainable, well-tested code and contribute to code reviews. • Improve application performance, reliability, security, and scalability. • Work with relational databases, messaging systems, and CI/CD pipelines. • Troubleshoot production issues and support continuous improvement. • Collaborate with product, QA, business analysts, and senior engineers. What we’re looking for • Strong commercial experience with Java (ideally Java 17+). • Solid hands-on experience with Spring / Spring Boot and microservices. • Experience building REST APIs and backend integrations. • Strong understanding of OOP, design patterns, and clean coding practices. • Experience with SQL and relational databases such as PostgreSQL, Oracle, or SQL Server. • Familiarity with Git, automated testing, CI/CD, and Agile delivery. • Good problem-solving skills and a pragmatic, ownership-driven mindset. • Financial services, banking, payments, fintech, or other regulated-industry experience is advantageous but not essential. • Exposure to trading, payments, risk, treasury, lending, or post-trade platforms. Nice to have • Kafka or other event-driven/messaging technologies. • Docker and Kubernetes. • Cloud experience, particularly AWS, Azure, or GCP. • Experience with performance tuning, JVM diagnostics, or high-volume transactional systems.