Senior Backend Platform Engineer - Java & Spring Boot

JPMorganChase; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global financial services firm in Greater London is seeking a Backend Platform Engineer to join their Personal Investments team. In this role, you will design and maintain scalable backend frameworks, collaborate with engineering teams, and promote best practices. The ideal candidate has extensive experience with Java and Spring Boot, alongside strong mentoring skills. This position offers the opportunity to innovate within a dynamic team and enhance investment product delivery.

Benefits

Diverse workplace

Mentorship programs

Competitive salary

Qualifications

• Strong proficiency in Java and Spring Boot with experience in backend libraries.
• Experience with managing build tools like Maven and Gradle.
• Solid understanding of software engineering principles.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain backend libraries and frameworks using Java.
• Collaborate with product engineering teams to improve productivity.
• Drive standardisation of workflows and tooling.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

API design (GraphQL and REST)

Micro-service architectures

Mentorship

Security best practices

Project management

Tools

Maven

Gradle

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Job description

A leading global financial services firm in Greater London is seeking a Backend Platform Engineer to join their Personal Investments team. In this role, you will design and maintain scalable backend frameworks, collaborate with engineering teams, and promote best practices. The ideal candidate has extensive experience with Java and Spring Boot, alongside strong mentoring skills. This position offers the opportunity to innovate within a dynamic team and enhance investment product delivery.