Java Engineer

LDMS; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial technology firm in Cardiff is looking for a backend developer passionate about producing quality code and collaborating within a hybrid working environment. The ideal candidate will have experience in REST API development with Java and knowledge in SQL databases. This position offers competitive salary and benefits including discretionary bonuses and private health insurance.

Benefits

Discretionary Bonus (up to 20%)

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Private Health Insurance

Salary sacrifice - Bike & Electric Vehicle Scheme

Qualifications

• Experience developing REST APIs with Java (Java 8+ preferred).
• Knowledge of SQL databases, preferably Postgres or Oracle.
• Experience with CI tools like Jenkins.

Responsibilities

• Develop software in a professional manner producing stable applications.
• Participate in Agile team ceremonies.
• Support defining features from a backend perspective.

Skills

Developing REST APIs with Java

Knowledge of SQL DB’s

Experience with Continuous Integration tooling

Version control systems such as Git

Automated unit and integration testing

Problem solving

Communication skills

Tools

Docker

AWS

Postgres

Typescript

Job description

Location: Cardiff

Hybrid / Flexible Working

Salary: Up to £50k depending on experience + up to 20% annual bonus + benefits

Stability, flexibility and the opportunity to work on greenfield projects within one of Europe’s leading financial experts, sound interesting to you?

The Role

As part of the LDMS engineering team you will be passionate about your role, take a pragmatic approach to problem solving, deliver quality code to required timelines and be keen to build upon the product. As well as these attributes you will also be able to provide opinions while also being a team player who is willing to invest in the culture of LDMS.

Key Responsibilities

From time to time, the key responsibilities may change or be adapted to the needs of the business; however, the below gives an overview of the key focus areas.

• Develop software in a professional manner - producing stable applications aligned to user needs
• Participate in Agile team ceremonies
• Working with the team and Product Owners to support the definition of features and enhancements from a backend perspective
• Delivery of backend aspects of features and enhancements using our tech stack
• Contribution to our automated testing suites to ensure quality
• Supporting in the roll-out and deployment of features from an end to end perspective

Key Skills

• Experience developing REST APIs with Java (preferably Java 8+) and Spring Boot
• Knowledge of SQL DB’s, preferably Postgres or Oracle
• Experience working with modern Continuous Integration tooling such as Jenkins
• Experience with version control systems such as Git
• Experience with automated unit and integration testing
• A passion for solving problems
• Good verbal, written and communication skills

Desirable Skills

• Experience with Docker or other containerization tools
• Experience developing on the Cloud such as AWS, GCP, Azure
• Experience with Typescript and React, Angular, or other similar Front End frameworks
• Experience with WDIO or Selenium for automated browser testing
• Financial services exposure

What’s important to us?

It’s safe to say our passion is tech, but we recognise that the people we hire and bring together are at the heart of the organisation. Over the years, we have acquired and recruited a pretty eclectic bunch with hobbies ranging from gaming to ultra marathon running, snowboarding to chess and hiking and climbing; However, what we do have in common are our values:

• Teamwork
• Merit
• Develop
• Honest
• Impactful
• Integrity

They may look like corporate jargon, but they mean something to us. If you can relate to the above, get in touch, as there’s a good chance that you’d be a great addition to the team.

Benefits

• Discretionary Bonus (Up-to 20%)
• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• 1 day Birthday leave
• 1 day Charity leave
• Private Health Insurance
• EAP
• Pension (3% / 5% contribution)
• Salary sacrifice - (Bike & Electric Vehicle Scheme)