Real-Time Java Engineer: Kafka & Low-Latency

J.P. MORGAN; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm is seeking a Software Engineer III to join their Liquidity and Account Solutions Technology team in Bournemouth. The role involves designing and developing high-performance Java applications while ensuring code quality and security. Candidates must have formal Java training, strong knowledge of Spring Boot, and experience in building latency-sensitive applications. The ideal candidate is a well-rounded technologist eager to learn and grow within an innovative environment focused on modern banking solutions.

Benefits

Extensive training resources

Curated technical development programmes

Qualifications

• Excellent understanding of Java fundamentals and frameworks.
• Experience in building high-performance Java applications.
• Experience in maintaining software in a Linux environment.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop high-performance code.
• Write secure and high-quality code and automated tests.
• Provide technical leadership to small engineering sub-teams.

Skills

Java fundamentals

Spring Boot

Multi-threading

Messaging technologies

Computer networks

Cloud architectures

JUnit

Mockito

Kafka

Education

Formal training or certification on Java concepts

Tools

Linux

Redis

Terraform

CockroachDB

ReactJs

Job description

A leading financial services firm is seeking a Software Engineer III to join their Liquidity and Account Solutions Technology team in Bournemouth. The role involves designing and developing high-performance Java applications while ensuring code quality and security. Candidates must have formal Java training, strong knowledge of Spring Boot, and experience in building latency-sensitive applications. The ideal candidate is a well-rounded technologist eager to learn and grow within an innovative environment focused on modern banking solutions.