FinTech Java Engineer - Hybrid 6mo Contract (IR35)

Computer Futures / SThree Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading FinTech consultancy is seeking a Contract Java Software Engineer to enhance high-performance systems and microservices. You will resolve technical challenges, ensure compliance through innovative tools, and collaborate in architecture reviews. Candidates must be proficient in Java and at least one other server-side language while demonstrating experience with database technologies and AWS services. This role offers a hybrid work model, requiring one day per week in London at a rate of £550 per day.

Qualifications

• Experience with compliance, payments/FinTech, and products impacting large customer bases.
• Ability to define and uphold SLOs/KPIs and participate in architecture reviews.

Responsibilities

• Develop scalable, high-performance systems and microservices.
• Solve complex technical challenges and advocate best practices.
• Support compliance processes with advanced tooling and analytics.

Skills

Java

Additional server-side language (e.g., Python, Go, Scala)

Testing skills (unit, integration, end-to-end)

Understanding of security for authentication/authorization

Tools

MySQL

AWS services (RDS, Step Functions, EC2, Kinesis)

Hadoop

Cassandra

Job description

A leading FinTech consultancy is seeking a Contract Java Software Engineer to enhance high-performance systems and microservices. You will resolve technical challenges, ensure compliance through innovative tools, and collaborate in architecture reviews. Candidates must be proficient in Java and at least one other server-side language while demonstrating experience with database technologies and AWS services. This role offers a hybrid work model, requiring one day per week in London at a rate of £550 per day.