Senior Java Developer – Elite FinTech - Up to £750 per day

Hunter Bond; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 83,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

Hunter Bond is seeking a Principal/Senior Java Developer in London to join a high-calibre engineering team. You will work on high-scale, business-critical technology in financial services and next-generation digital assets, collaborating with top developers and technical leaders.

The role requires strong Java expertise, solid software engineering fundamentals, and experience delivering complex distributed systems in fast-moving, ambiguous environments.

Qualifications

• Strong commercial experience with Java.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals.
• Experience working on complex, high-scale systems.
• Strong understanding of application architecture and design.
• Experience working in financial services, fintech, trading or other highly technical environments.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, APIs and modern software architecture.

Skills

Java

Distributed systems

APIs

Architectural design

Financial services experience

Job description

Rate: Up to £750 per day

Location: London

Working Pattern: Hybrid

Contract: Contract

The Opportunity

They are looking for an exceptional Principal / Senior Java Developer to join a high-calibre engineering team, working alongside some of the industry's strongest developers, architects and technical leaders.

This is an opportunity for an engineer who enjoys solving complex technical problems and wants to work on high-scale, business-critical technology at the intersection of financial services and next-generation digital assets.

• Strong commercial experience with Java
• Strong software engineering fundamentals
• Experience working on complex, high-scale systems
• Strong understanding of application architecture and design
• Experience working within financial services, fintech, trading or another highly technical environment
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, APIs and modern software architecture
• Comfortable working in fast-moving environments with ambiguity and incomplete information

Blockchain / Digital Asset Experience

Experience within blockchain, digital assets or decentralised technologies would be highly advantageous.

The firm is particularly interested in engineers who have hands-on experience working with ecosystems such as:

• EVM / Ethereum-compatible environments
• Canton
• Solana
• Smart contracts and blockchain-based applications
• Blockchain infrastructure and integrations
• On-chain data and transaction processing
• Digital asset platforms
• High-throughput or low-latency distributed systems