Principal Java Developer - Consultancy

Client Server; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Life Assurance

Income Protection

Private medical care

Mental health support

Travel Insurance

Charitable giving

Gym membership

Hybrid work

Job summary

Client Server is seeking a Principal Java Developer to lead client projects and drive technical delivery in London, with hybrid WFH. You will design, develop and deploy complex Java solutions, migrate legacy systems to AWS and establish CI/CD pipelines, working closely with clients in the financial services sector.

The role emphasizes collaboration, engineering best practices and continuous improvement, with a hybrid policy offering three days on-site or at client sites in London.

Qualifications

• Experience in a financial services or Fintech environment.
• Strong Java development with multithreading and concurrency.
• Spring Boot and microservices experience.
• Knowledge of REST APIs.
• Good understanding of AWS.
• Solid foundations in OOP, data structures and design patterns.

Responsibilities

• Lead client projects and drive technical delivery.
• Design, develop and deliver a range of projects for clients.
• Migrate legacy systems to AWS and implement CI/CD pipelines.
• Work with cloud deployments and DevOps practices.
• Engage with clients and provide technical leadership.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Microservices

REST APIs

AWS

Multithreading

DevOps

CS Fundamentals

Client-facing

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
• 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