Java Developer (Settlements)

Synechron; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the software development sector is seeking a Senior Java Developer to join their team in Glasgow. The successful candidate will work on building a cloud-based settlement platform, engaging directly with stakeholders and enhancing the organization's cloud capabilities through best practices in coding and DevOps methodologies. This role offers significant opportunities for professional growth in an agile, collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years building distributed event-based systems.
• Strong knowledge of Java 8+, microservices architecture.
• Experience with DevOps practices and cloud development.

Responsibilities

• Participate in requirement refinement sessions.
• Write clean, testable code and automate tests.
• Guide junior developers on best practices.

Skills

Java

Microservices

Agile Practices

DevOps

Scalability

Security

Observability

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Spring Boot

Azure

Kafka

MongoDB

Job description

We are looking for a Senior Java developer, preferably with exposure to Cloud Architectures & Public Cloud offerings, to join our team building a resilient, scalable, and secure cloud-based settlement platform. You will be participating in the requirements refinement sessions, working on architecture, design, and implementation - writing code and automated tests, creating CI/CD pipelines following the best software development and DevOps standards. In our agile environment, you will have to interact directly with the users, product owners, business analysts, and other technologists across the firm. If you have a track record of building large-scale distributed applications, preferably on Azure/Cloud, we’d like to meet you.

Responsibilities :

• Actively participate in the refinement sessions to ensure the requirements are clearly defined.

• Write clean, performant, scalable, testable, and reusable code and build automated tests.

• Guide more junior developers helping them to follow the best software development practices.

• Follow the best DevOps practices - create CI/CD pipelines, enable capturing telemetry, etc.

• Contribute to enhancing team standards and improving processes.

Skills required (essential):

• Hands-on with 7+ years’ experience in building distributed event-based systems applying agile practices.

• Sound understanding of microservice architecture and design patterns, system resiliency, scalability, security, and observability.

• Strong working knowledge of core Java 8 & above, Spring-boot, and other Spring framework features.

• Experience with designing and implementing high volume messaging- and rest- based middleware.

• Experience with defining scalable database models (relational or others).

• Knowledge of DevOps practices and tools.

• Familiarity with cloud-based development principles.

• Fast learner and desire to constantly learn and improve.

• Strong oral and written communication skills.

• Bachelor’s Degree in computer science or in a related field.

Skills desired (recommended):

• Experience with Microsoft Azure Cloud.

• Experience with Angular.

• Familiarity with Kafka and Mongo DB.

• Prior experience in FinTech application development.

• Experience with working in a global delivery team.