Java Engineer for AI-Driven Financial Platform (Hybrid)

Michael Page; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonuses

Stock grant

Life Assurance

Income protection

Pension scheme

Hybrid working model

Company lunch allowance

Private medical insurance

Dental plan

Cycle to work

Travel season ticket loans

Fitness subsidy

Job summary

Michael Page is recruiting a Java Engineer for a hybrid role in Central London, where you’ll join a small team of 10 to work on a brand new AI-focused product. You’ll take end-to-end delivery ownership, design scalable server-side Java services, and collaborate with stakeholders to meet deadlines.

You’ll apply your Java, Linux, and database skills (Mongo/Postgres) while exploring AI-driven development. 3 days in Central London with remote work 2 days, in a fast-paced financial tech environment.

Qualifications

• 2+ years industry experience.
• Proficient in Java and Linux environments.
• Experience with Apache web/HTTP servers.
• Hands-on with Mongo or PostgreSQL databases.
• AI-focused development or prompt engineering experience.
• Broker platform experience is highly beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Taking end-to-end delivery ownership of key software projects.
• Designing and building scalable Java services for financial systems.
• Identify and implement performance improvements.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to clarify requirements and deadlines.
• Review designs and code and provide constructive feedback.
• Document code and processes to support knowledge sharing.

Skills

Java

Linux

Apache

Mongo

Postgres

AI prompt engineering

Broker platform experience

Tools

Spring Boot

Elasticsearch

Vector embeddings

Semantic search

Job description

Michael Page is recruiting a Java Engineer for a hybrid role in Central London, where you’ll join a small team of 10 to work on a brand new AI-focused product. You’ll take end-to-end delivery ownership, design scalable server-side Java services, and collaborate with stakeholders to meet deadlines.

You’ll apply your Java, Linux, and database skills (Mongo/Postgres) while exploring AI-driven development. 3 days in Central London with remote work 2 days, in a fast-paced financial tech environment.