Java Software Engineer – Banking & Wealth Management

About the role

A software engineering team supporting complex, business-critical applications in the banking and wealth management domain is looking for a hands-on Java Software Engineer. The role covers designing, developing and testing scalable Java applications, working in an Agile environment.

Key responsibilities

• Design, develop, test and implement scalable Java applications.
• Translate business and system requirements into stable, fit-for-purpose technical solutions.
• Analyse and resolve complex legacy defects and production issues.
• Develop REST and SOAP web services.
• Ensure compliance with coding, security, performance and architectural standards.
• Participate in technical design and code reviews.
• Work in an Agile environment using TDD and continuous integration.
• Collaborate with technical and business stakeholders on estimates, timelines and delivery progress.

Required profile

• Core Java 8+ and Spring Boot and Spring Core.
• JUnit and test-driven development.
• Maven, REST and SOAP web services.
• JMS and IBM MQ, SQL and relational database concepts, SQL query optimisation, MySQL or Oracle.
• Data structures, algorithms and object-oriented design.
• Basic Linux shell scripting, Git, IntelliJ and SonarQube or SonarLint.
• Agile or Scrum experience.
• Good to have: Kafka, React.js, complex SQL development, and banking, financial services or wealth management experience.