FinTech Backend Lead - Java, Spring Boot & API Design

Yapily Ltd; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A forward-thinking FinTech company in London is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to enhance its backend infrastructure for innovative financial services. The ideal candidate will drive architectural decisions, ensure system resilience, and champion an API-first mindset. This role offers a competitive benefits package and supports a hybrid working environment, balancing flexibility with a strong emphasis on collaborative team culture.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Enhanced Paternity and Maternity leave

Comprehensive Private Medical Insurance

Mental health support

Company Pension Scheme

Annual Learning and Development budget

Cycle To Work Scheme

Employee Referral Scheme

Social budget for team events

Daily office snacks

Dog friendly office

Qualifications

• Proactive leader in monitoring team deliverability and performance.
• Strategic partner comfortable with capacity planning.
• Passionate about coaching and mentoring team members.
• Exceptional communicator with technical concepts.

Responsibilities

• Develop and enhance backend infrastructure for financial services.
• Design and document efficient HTTP/REST APIs.
• Oversee strategies for system scalability and resilience.
• Collaborate with Product Manager for roadmap definition.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Kubernetes (k8s)

API Design

Monitoring and Alerting

Agile Methodologies

Job description

A forward-thinking FinTech company in London is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to enhance its backend infrastructure for innovative financial services. The ideal candidate will drive architectural decisions, ensure system resilience, and champion an API-first mindset. This role offers a competitive benefits package and supports a hybrid working environment, balancing flexibility with a strong emphasis on collaborative team culture.