Java Software Engineer – Front-Office Finance (Hybrid)

1st Executive Ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 134,000 - 167,000; Full time

Job summary

1st Executive Ltd in London is seeking a Java Software Engineer to join a high-performing front-office technology team. You'll build scalable software across UI, backend services and data-driven capabilities, with opportunities to contribute AI-enabled features. The role is hybrid in London, for 6 months with strong extension potential.

You'll collaborate with product, business, and engineering teams to deliver production-ready solutions and drive innovation in Fixed Income & Currencies markets.

Qualifications

• Strong software engineering experience in agile environments.
• Excellent knowledge of Java Development.
• Experience within Financial Services environments.
• A solid foundation in object-oriented and/or functional programming.
• Experience with engineering best practices including TDD and CI.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and observability for production systems.
• Understanding of front-office technology and Fixed Income & Currencies advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable, high-performance software using modern engineering practices.
• Develop distributed backend services in Java.
• Build intuitive, responsive front ends using React and TypeScript.
• Deliver data-driven features that improve user workflows and client engagement.
• Help evolve a strategic front-office platform through clean architecture and thoughtful engineering.
• Collaborate with product, business and engineering teams to turn ideas into production-ready solutions.

Skills

Software engineering

Java Development

Financial Services

OO/FP programming

TDD & CI

CI/CD pipelines

Observability

Production systems

Job description

1st Executive Ltd in London is seeking a Java Software Engineer to join a high-performing front-office technology team. You'll build scalable software across UI, backend services and data-driven capabilities, with opportunities to contribute AI-enabled features. The role is hybrid in London, for 6 months with strong extension potential.

You'll collaborate with product, business, and engineering teams to deliver production-ready solutions and drive innovation in Fixed Income & Currencies markets.