Senior Java Engineer: Greenfield FinTech Platform Architect

Burns Sheehan Limited; Manchester; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Burns Sheehan Limited is partnering with a Manchester FinTech to hire a Senior Java Engineer for a greenfield platform. You will own backend delivery, design scalable microservices and influence the technical direction from day one.

You'll work in an engineering-led environment with autonomy to solve complex problems and establish best practices, including CI/CD and observability. This is a ground-up build with significant ownership.

Qualifications

• Proficient in Java and Spring Boot development.
• Experience with event-driven or distributed architectures (Kafka or similar).
• Strong background in building microservices and scalable backend systems.
• Experience implementing CI/CD, automated testing and DevOps practices.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end delivery of backend services from design to production.
• Build scalable Java applications using Spring Boot, Kafka and microservice patterns.
• Collaborate with Product, Design and Engineering to solve complex challenges.
• Influence architecture, scalability, reliability and performance across the platform.
• Drive engineering best practices around testing, automation, CI/CD and DevOps.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to a high-performing engineering culture.
• Champion observability, resilience and secure software development.
• Tackle greenfield products with strong technical ownership.
• Shape architecture and engineering standards from day one.
• Build high-throughput distributed systems used at scale.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Kafka

Microservices

CI/CD

DevOps

Testing

Mentoring

Observability

Job description

Burns Sheehan Limited is partnering with a Manchester FinTech to hire a Senior Java Engineer for a greenfield platform. You will own backend delivery, design scalable microservices and influence the technical direction from day one.

You'll work in an engineering-led environment with autonomy to solve complex problems and establish best practices, including CI/CD and observability. This is a ground-up build with significant ownership.