Backend Engineer — Java/Kotlin, Cloud & Microservices

J.P. MORGAN; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in Greater London is seeking a Back-End Software Engineer to deliver innovative solutions in a collaborative environment. You will design and implement cloud-native applications using Java/Kotlin, focusing on providing an outstanding banking experience. The ideal candidate will have strong engineering skills and experience in an agile setting, ensuring responsiveness to customer needs. This role offers competitive compensation and opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on Java programming concepts.
• Proficient experience as a back-end software engineer.
• Hands-on experience with a JVM language, preferably Java 8+.
• Ability to work dynamically in an agile environment.
• Experience in all stages of software development lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Deliver end-to-end cloud-native microservice architecture applications.
• Design and implement technical solutions using Java/Kotlin.
• Write various types of tests for the applications.
• Support products throughout their life cycles including incident management.

Skills

Java programming concepts

Back-end software engineering

RESTful APIs

Relational databases

Excellent communication skills in English

Agile environment

Customer need focus

Tools

Java

Kotlin

AWS

GCP

Azure

Job description

A leading financial services firm in Greater London is seeking a Back-End Software Engineer to deliver innovative solutions in a collaborative environment. You will design and implement cloud-native applications using Java/Kotlin, focusing on providing an outstanding banking experience. The ideal candidate will have strong engineering skills and experience in an agile setting, ensuring responsiveness to customer needs. This role offers competitive compensation and opportunities for professional growth.