Java Software Engineer : Global Bank : £150k + bonus : Hybrid

Hunter Bond; England; Hybrid; GBP 135,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology-driven investment bank is hiring a Java Software Engineer to join their platform engineering team in London. The role involves working on systems that support trading, analytics, and risk operations. Candidates should have at least 3+ years of software engineering experience and strong Java proficiency. This hybrid position offers flexibility and the chance to collaborate on impactful engineering projects within a tech-focused team.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong understanding of algorithms, data structures, and system design.
• Proficiency in Java, including concurrency and object‑oriented design.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain services supporting trading and analytics.
• Work on data pipelines for ingestion and distribution.
• Collaborate with quants, traders, and analysts to deliver solutions.

Skills

Professional software engineering experience

Strong computer science fundamentals

Proficiency in Java (Java 11+)

Experience building data‑intensive systems

Comfortable working with distributed teams

Tools

Splunk

Prometheus

Grafana

Python

Ruby

Job description

Java Software Engineer : Global Bank : £150k + bonus : Hybrid

We’re partnering with a global, technology-driven investment bank seeking a Senior Java Engineer to join their platform engineering team. You’ll work on systems that support trading, risk, analytics, and data operations across multiple markets — building scalable, reliable software that powers key business processes. This is a great opportunity to contribute to meaningful engineering projects in a collaborative, tech-focused environment.

Core Skills & Experience

• 3+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Strong computer science fundamentals — algorithms, data structures, system design
• Proficiency in Java (Java 11+), including concurrency and object‑oriented design
• Experience building data‑intensive systems or service‑oriented platforms
• Comfortable working with distributed teams and collaborating across engineering and business functions

The Role

• Build and maintain services and tools supporting trading, analytics, and risk operations
• Work on data pipelines for ingestion, transformation, storage, and distribution
• Collaborate with quants, traders, and analysts to deliver functional and reliable solutions
• Contribute to platform architecture and help improve maintainability, reliability, and scalability
• Assist in integrating new technologies and frameworks to support evolving business needs

Bonus Experience

• Observability tools: Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana
• Secondary languages: Python, Ruby

Location

London (Hybrid, flexible working available)

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