Principal Java Developer - Consultancy

Client Server; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 72,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension & Life Cover

Private Medical

Travel Insurance

Charitable giving

Gym membership

Flexible holidays

Hybrid work policy

Job summary

Client Server is seeking a Principal Java Developer to lead client projects in London, with a hybrid working pattern. You will design, develop and deliver advanced Java systems, focusing on migrating legacy platforms to AWS and implementing CI/CD pipelines.

You'll collaborate with a skilled team, drive engineering best practices, and engage with financial services clients to deliver high-impact technology transformations.

Qualifications

• Experience in financial services or fintech.
• Strong Java development with multi-threading and concurrency.
• Familiar with DevOps, CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Lead client projects and long-term technical transformations.
• Design, develop and deliver projects for clients, mainly in financial services.
• Migrate legacy systems to AWS and introduce CI/CD pipelines and cloud deployments.
• Collaborate with a team and drive engineering best practices and continuous improvement.

Skills

Java development

Spring Boot

Microservices

REST APIs

AWS

OOP

CI/CD

DevOps

Client interaction

Job description

Principal Java Developer / Software Engineer (Java Spring Boot AWS) London / WFH to £120k

Are you an experienced Java Developer, with technical project leadership and client facing skills?

You could be progressing your career at a global technology consultancy.

What's In It For You

• Salary to £120k
• Pension, Life Assurance, Income Protection
• Private medical care for you and your family, including mental health
• Travel Insurance
• Charitable giving
• Gym membership for you and your family
• Flexible holiday scheme
• Hybrid working (x2 days WFH per week)

Your Role

As a Principal Java Developer you will lead client projects, often long term technical transformations, designing, developing and delivering a range of projects for clients, mainly within the financial services sector and with a focus on migrating legacy systems to AWS and introducing CI/CD pipelines and cloud deployments.

You'll join a collaborative team with a focus on engineering best practice and continuous improvement of client systems; you will have lots of business and client exposure, leading projects and providing expertise.

Location / WFH:

There's a hybrid work from home policy with three days a week in the London, City office (or at client sites), you'll join a friendly, diverse, upbeat team.

About You

• You have experience within a financial services or Fintech environment
• You have strong Java development skills including multi-threading and concurrency
• You have experience with Spring Boot and microservices environments
• You have a good knowledge of REST APIs
• You have a good understanding of AWS
• You have a thorough understanding of software development and Computer Science fundamentals such as Object Oriented Programming, Data Structures and Design Patterns
• You are familiar with DevOps, CI/CD pipelines
• You’re collaborative, enjoy problem solving and interacting with clients