Java Developer - 6 months - Inside IR35 - Canary Wharf
Posted 2 weeks ago by Hamilton Barnes
£450 Per day
Inside
Hybrid
3x Per Week Canary Wharf, UK
Summary: Hamilton Barnes is seeking a Java Developer for a 6-month contract based in Canary Wharf, London, with a strong potential for extension. The role is hybrid, requiring on-site attendance three days a week. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in developing high-performance applications and working with distributed systems. This position is classified as inside IR35.
Key Responsibilities:
- Proven experience in designing and developing high-performance messaging Middleware or frameworks, with a focus on scalability and low-latency communication between distributed systems.
- Strong background in building resilient applications, with the ability to design and implement fault tolerance, graceful degradation, and recovery mechanisms across complex platforms.
- Demonstrable knowledge of improving the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) through automation, better configuration management, and streamlined developer workflows.
- Experience promoting a shift-left approach - embedding testing, security, and code quality earlier in the development process to accelerate delivery and reduce defects.
- Solid understanding of core Java, Multithreading, system integration, and enterprise architecture best practices in high-throughput environments.
Key Skills:
- A skilled Java Developer with 5+ years' experience working with core Java and distributed systems, ideally in high-performance or low-latency environments such as Real Time trading platforms.
- Proven ability to work with large volumes of Real Time data, designing systems that can elastically scale to handle surges in throughput and demand.
- Hands-on experience with modern technologies such as Kubernetes, Kafka, RocksDB, MongoDB, MemSQL, Prometheus, Tempo, and Snowflake is highly desirable.
- Exposure to cloud-native tooling and practices, with an emphasis on DevOps, cloud computing, Kubernetes, and stream processing is a strong advantage.
- Comfortable working in collaborative teams that value open communication, innovation, and thinking outside the box to deliver faster time-to-market and better tooling.
- Additional skills in Python are a strong plus, particularly for automation, Scripting, or supplementary services.
Salary (Rate): £450 daily
City: Canary Wharf
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Java Developer - 6 months - Inside IR35 - Canary Wharf
Hamilton Barnes requires a Java Developer is required for a 6-month contract with strong potential for extension, working with a leading organisation based in Central London. This is a hybrid role, requiring on-site attendance 3 days per week at their Canary Wharf office.
Key Responsibilities:
- Proven experience in designing and developing high-performance messaging Middleware or frameworks, with a focus on scalability and low-latency communication between distributed systems.
- Strong background in building resilient applications, with the ability to design and implement fault tolerance, graceful degradation, and recovery mechanisms across complex platforms.
- Demonstrable knowledge of improving the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) through automation, better configuration management, and streamlined developer workflows.
- Experience promoting a shift-left approach - embedding testing, security, and code quality earlier in the development process to accelerate delivery and reduce defects.
- Solid understanding of core Java, Multithreading, system integration, and enterprise architecture best practices in high-throughput environments.
What you will Ideally Bring:
- A skilled Java Developer with 5+ years' experience working with core Java and distributed systems, ideally in high-performance or low-latency environments such as Real Time trading platforms.
- Proven ability to work with large volumes of Real Time data, designing systems that can elastically scale to handle surges in throughput and demand.
- Hands-on experience with modern technologies such as Kubernetes, Kafka, RocksDB, MongoDB, MemSQL, Prometheus, Tempo, and Snowflake is highly desirable.
- Exposure to cloud-native tooling and practices, with an emphasis on DevOps, cloud computing, Kubernetes, and stream processing is a strong advantage.
- Comfortable working in collaborative teams that value open communication, innovation, and thinking outside the box to deliver faster time-to-market and better tooling.
- Additional skills in Python are a strong plus, particularly for automation, Scripting, or supplementary services.
Contract Details:
- Duration: 6 months
- Daily Rate: Up to £450 Per Day (Inside IR35)
- Location: 3x Per Week Canary Wharf/Remote
Java Developer - 6 months - Inside IR35 - Canary Wharf