Backend developer
Posted 1 week ago by Jobserve
Negotiable
Inside
Hybrid
London, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The role of Backend Developer at a leading investment bank in London involves driving innovation and delivering strategic initiatives within the Blade function. The position requires collaboration with a global team to meet business-critical customer requirements, with a strong emphasis on prior banking experience. The ideal candidate will possess extensive technical skills in Java and investment banking, along with a proactive approach to development. This is a hybrid role, requiring 2 to 3 days on-site work.
Key Responsibilities:
- Drive the platform forwards and deliver quality solutions to business-critical customer requirements.
- Collaborate with technologists, business analysts, project managers, and business stakeholders across multiple locations.
- Take ownership and responsibility for the full development life cycle.
- Facilitate requirements and development efforts as a self-starter.
- Engage with other teams as a team player.
Key Skills:
- 5+ years hands-on development experience in investment banking.
- Core Java (essential), Concurrency, Spring.
- E-trading - FX/FI experience is a must.
- Experience in micro-services and container technologies (preferably Docker) is a plus.
- Fluent in English (speaking and writing).
- Strong ownership and ability to deal with ambiguity.
- Outstanding problem-solving skills.
- Proactive, self-starter, autonomous.
- Good team spirit.
Salary (Rate): £750/day
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: Hybrid
IR35 Status: Inside IR35
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: Other
Detailed Description From Employer:
Location: London, UK
Industry: Investment Banking
Work pattern: Hybrid (2/3 days onsite)
We're looking for an experiencedBackend Developer to join a leadinginvestment bank and help drive innovation that empowers people and businesses across Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. This role is part of the Blade function, delivering strategic initiatives that make a real impact. Prior banking experience is highly desirable.
The Key Responsibilities
As a senior developer, you'll be driving our platform forwards and delivering quality solutions to business-critical customer requirements. Based in London, you will collaborate in a dynamic global team with fellow technologists, business analysts, project managers and business stakeholders across multiple locations.
Key Attributes
- An excellent Java developer with good software design principles and the ability to write robust code and accompanying test suites
- Ability to write efficient, clear code and be able to articulate what has been implemented and why
- Self-starter who can drive/facilitate requirements and development effort
- Take ownership and responsibility for the full development life cycle
- Experience working in an agile development environment
- A team player, capable of engaging with other teams
- Experience in the end-to-end design, development and support of financial markets systems
- Experience with Real Time (event-driven) architectures
- Being a full-stack web developer is a plus
Technical skills:
- 5+ years hands on development with investment banking.
- E-trading- FX/FI experience is must
- Core Java (essential), Concurrency, Spring
- RX Java is a plus
- Experience in micro-services and container technologies (preferably Docker) is a plus
- Familiarity with CI/CD and DevOps
- Experience with distributed data stores a plus
- Functional programming experience a plus
Functional skills:
- Financial Market domain knowledge
- Investment banking is a strong plus
- Derivatives knowledge is a plus
Soft skills:
- Fluent in English (speaking and writing)
- Strong ownership and ability to deal with ambiguity
- Outstanding problem-solving skills
- Proactive, self-starter, autonomous
- Good team spirit
Rate:GBP 700 - 750/day (negotiable)
PAYE inside IR35 (Annual leave: 38 days including Bank Holidays + 3% Pension + 15% Employees NI)