Job Description

Posted 2 weeks ago

Java backend developer – Fintech, Central London, £70-75K + bens. You should have a strong background as a Java backend developer with experience of Spring, Kubernetes, Microservices and have built & maintained highly scalable and secure web applications and APIs ideally working for a Fintech.

Role responsibilities:

• Build and maintain highly scalable and secure web applications, services, and APIs.
• Collaborate with Product Managers and stakeholders to gather and refine specifications and requirements.
• Collaborate with Support and CSM functions to troubleshoot and debug customer issues.
• Participate in code reviews to maintain code quality, promote knowledge sharing, and ensure high development standards across the organisation.
• Write well-structured, reliable, efficient and easily maintainable code.
• Learn about Open Banking and PSD (Payment Services Directive) and the different things you can build with the APIs provided.

Your background / experience:

• You have experience with Java and Spring Framework.
• You have experience with Kubernetes and micro services.
• You can comfortably debug a distributed system e.g. using distributed tracing.
• You can design a RESTful API and list all the pros and cons of your design.
• You have an API-first product mindset: you care about customer outcomes and you like to listen to their use-cases before diving into code.
• You can drive an initiative on your own, and you are also able support your team's goals.
• You have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field experience.
• You are driven and curious. You ask questions and you strive to understand.
• You understand that the team will have different strengths. You're happy to learn from them and to share your expertise.
• You are comfortable with the pace, ambiguity, and the need to be a self-starter that comes with working in a start-up.

Bonus experience:

• You have worked with PSD2 or Open Banking technologies before
• You are familiar with reactive programming

This role requires just 1 day a week in the office.

This Java Backend Developer role is based in Central London and pays c£70-75K base + pension, BUPA