Senior Java Engineer

eFinancialCareers; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Benefits

Job summary

eFinancialCareers in Birmingham is seeking an experienced Senior Java Engineer to join our payments technology team. You will work on large-scale transformation programmes delivering cloud-native, microservices-based payment platforms for financial services clients.

You will develop, test and maintain high-availability payment systems, collaborate with architects and client teams, and contribute to engineering best practices in an Agile environment.

Qualifications

• Strong commercial experience with Java development.
• Experience with Spring Boot and microservices-based architectures.
• Knowledge of AWS cloud technologies.
• Experience working with Apache Kafka and event-driven systems.
• Understanding of payment processing and ISO 20022 standards.
• Experience working within complex financial services environments.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Developing and enhancing large-scale payment processing solutions.
• Building cloud-native applications using modern Java technologies and microservices architectures.
• Working closely with architects, engineers and stakeholders to deliver high-quality solutions.
• Supporting the design and implementation of scalable, resilient payment systems.
• Contributing to technical decision-making and engineering best practices.
• Working within Agile delivery environments across complex transformation initiatives.
• Collaborating with client teams to solve challenging technical problems.

Skills

Java development

Spring Boot

AWS cloud

Kafka

ISO 20022

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Job description

£50,000-70,000 GBP

Pension, Benefits

Hybrid WORKING

Location: Birmingham, West Midlands - United Kingdom Type: Permanent

Senior Java Engineer

Payments Technology

Location: Birmingham / Hybrid Working

Salary: £50,000 - £70,000 + Benefits Package

About the Role

We're working with a leading global consultancy seeking an experienced Senior Java Engineer to join a growing payments technology team delivering large-scale transformation programmes across the financial services sector.

This is an opportunity to work on business-critical payment platforms, helping major organisations modernise their technology landscape through cloud-native engineering, modern architecture and complex payment processing solutions.

What You'll Be Doing

• Developing and enhancing large-scale payment processing solutions.
• Building cloud-native applications using modern Java technologies and microservices architectures.
• Working closely with architects, engineers and stakeholders to deliver high-quality solutions.
• Supporting the design and implementation of scalable, resilient payment systems.
• Contributing to technical decision-making and engineering best practices.
• Working within Agile delivery environments across complex transformation initiatives.
• Collaborating with client teams to solve challenging technical problems.

What We're Looking For

• Strong commercial experience with Java development.
• Experience with Spring Boot and microservices-based architectures.
• Knowledge of AWS cloud technologies.
• Experience working with Apache Kafka and event-driven systems.
• Understanding of payment processing and ISO 20022 standards.
• Experience working within complex financial services environments.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills

Why Join?

This is an opportunity to join a highly regarded engineering team delivering some of the most significant payments transformation programmes in the market. You'll gain exposure to modern technologies, large-scale delivery environments and excellent long-term career progression opportunities.