Senior Backend Engineer Java for FinTech Microservices

Parser; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Job summary

Parser is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to lead the design, development, and support of mission-critical banking services. The role emphasizes software architecture, cloud engineering, and production excellence in a dynamic financial services environment. You will build scalable, customer-facing platforms, lead architectural decisions for microservices, and collaborate with cross-functional teams across locations.

Hybrid work in UK with Caribbean? No, UK Canary Wharf.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of JVM technologies and open-source frameworks.
• Proven experience building and supporting cloud-native applications.
• Deep understanding of distributed systems architecture and microservices.
• Hands-on experience with messaging frameworks and asynchronous processing.
• Experience working with relational databases and data architecture patterns.
• Strong production support experience, including incident management.
• Expertise in CI/CD pipelines and automation.
• Proven expertise in end-to-end testing practices (unit, component, integration, and performance testing).

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain mission-critical banking services and applications.
• Lead architectural decisions for distributed systems and microservices.
• Build and support cloud-native applications in multi-cloud environments.
• Develop robust RESTful APIs and implement asynchronous processing solutions.
• Ensure operational excellence through comprehensive testing strategies and production support.
• Participate in incident management and system reliability initiatives.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across multiple locations.

Skills

JVM technologies

Cloud-native apps

Distributed systems

Asynchronous processing

Relational databases

Incident management

CI/CD automation

End-to-end testing

Job description

Parser is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to lead the design, development, and support of mission-critical banking services. The role emphasizes software architecture, cloud engineering, and production excellence in a dynamic financial services environment. You will build scalable, customer-facing platforms, lead architectural decisions for microservices, and collaborate with cross-functional teams across locations.

Hybrid work in UK with Caribbean? No, UK Canary Wharf.