Full Stack Software Engineer (EMEA)

Jacobi; Greater London; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Jacobi in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Full-Stack Software Engineer to contribute to the evolution of Jacobi’s platform, delivering robust, scalable Java-based services and modern web interfaces.

You will work with a globally distributed engineering team, take meaningful ownership, participate in architectural decisions and collaborate with product, QA and client delivery to support ambitious investment workflows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering or related discipline.
• 4+ years of experience developing production software.
• Extensive Java production systems experience.
• Strong SQL and relational DB skills with data modelling.
• Experience with SDLC, testing, and reliability.
• CI/CD pipelines and cloud/container deployment experience.
• Experience with AI-assisted development tools is a plus.
• Strong problem-solving and collaboration skills.
• Knowledge of agile development practices.

Responsibilities

• Develop robust, scalable production software in Java and web interfaces.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to shape architecture and data models.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and cloud deployment strategies.
• Support reliability, testing and performance tuning of systems.

Skills

Java development

SQL databases

CI/CD pipelines

Cloud infrastructure

React

TypeScript

Agile

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Job description

About the role

Jacobi is looking for an experienced Full-Stack Software Engineer to join its team in the UK. In this role, you will be responsible for helping build and evolve Jacobi’s platform, developing robust, scalable systems and services. Your work will strengthen both our core platform and the capabilities that enable clients to develop and operate bespoke investment workflows.

You will join a collaborative, globally distributed engineering team at a fast-growing fintech serving the investment management industry. You will have meaningful ownership of your work, contribute to technical and architectural decisions, and collaborate with colleagues across engineering, product, quantitative development and client delivery.

About you:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering or a related discipline
• 4+ years of experience developing production software
• Extensive experience developing robust, scalable production systems and services in Java
• Strong SQL and relational database skills, including data modelling, query design and performance troubleshooting
• Experience designing, testing and maintaining reliable software throughout the SDLC
• Experience working with CI/CD pipelines and modern software delivery practices
• Experience working with cloud infrastructure and containerised deployment environments
• Practical experience using AI-assisted development tools to improve productivity and software quality, with the judgement to review and validate generated code
• Ability to diagnose complex technical problems and make pragmatic engineering decisions
• Ability to communicate clearly and collaborate effectively with peers, managers and stakeholders
• Knowledge of agile development practices

Experience in the following will be highly regarded:

• Experience providing technical leadership, shaping architecture and guiding engineering decisions
• Strong React and TypeScript experience building complex, responsive web applications
• Experience using Python to build or integrate with quantitative analytics services
• Experience with infrastructure as code and container orchestration