Java Software Engineer
Posted 1 week ago by 1770273134
£150,000 Per year
Undetermined
Hybrid
London
Summary: We’re seeking a Senior Java Engineer to join a global investment bank's platform engineering team, focusing on systems that support trading, risk, analytics, and data operations. The role involves building scalable software and collaborating with various teams to enhance business processes. This position offers an opportunity to work on impactful engineering projects in a tech-driven environment. Candidates should have a strong background in software engineering and Java proficiency.
Key Responsibilities:
- Build and maintain services and tools supporting trading, analytics, and risk operations
- Work on data pipelines for ingestion, transformation, storage, and distribution
- Collaborate with quants, traders, and analysts to deliver functional and reliable solutions
- Contribute to platform architecture and help improve maintainability, reliability, and scalability
- Assist in integrating new technologies and frameworks to support evolving business needs
Key Skills:
- 3+ years of professional software engineering experience
- Strong computer science fundamentals — algorithms, data structures, system design
- Proficiency in Java (Java 11+), including concurrency and object-oriented design
- Experience building data-intensive systems or service-oriented platforms
- Comfortable working with distributed teams and collaborating across engineering and business functions
Salary (Rate): £150,000 yearly
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: IT
Senior Java Engineer - Investment Bank
We’re partnering with a global, technology-driven investment bank seeking a Senior Java Engineer to join their platform engineering team. You’ll work on systems that support trading, risk, analytics, and data operations across multiple markets — building scalable, reliable software that powers key business processes. This is a great opportunity to contribute to meaningful engineering projects in a collaborative, tech-focused environment.
Core Skills & Experience
- 3+ years of professional software engineering experience
- Strong computer science fundamentals — algorithms, data structures, system design
- Proficiency in Java (Java 11+), including concurrency and object-oriented design
- Experience building data-intensive systems or service-oriented platforms
- Comfortable working with distributed teams and collaborating across engineering and business functions
The Role
As part of the platform engineering team, you will:
- Build and maintain services and tools supporting trading, analytics, and risk operations
- Work on data pipelines for ingestion, transformation, storage, and distribution
- Collaborate with quants, traders, and analysts to deliver functional and reliable solutions
- Contribute to platform architecture and help improve maintainability, reliability, and scalability
- Assist in integrating new technologies and frameworks to support evolving business needs
Bonus Experience
- Kafka, Spark, Trino, Redis
- SQL (Postgres, Oracle)
- Cloud technologies: AWS, Kubernetes, Docker
- Observability tools: Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana
- Secondary languages: Python, Ruby
Compensation & Location
Competitive (circa £150k total compensation) + benefits
Location: London (Hybrid, flexible working available)