Senior Java Engineer — Payments Tech (Hybrid, Cloud-Native)

eFinancialCareers; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Benefits

Hybrid Working

Job summary

eFinancialCareers is working with a leading global consultancy to recruit a Senior Java Engineer for a payments technology team. You will work on large-scale transformation programmes across the financial services sector, delivering cloud-native solutions and modern architectures.

Based in Newcastle upon Tyne with hybrid working, the role offers exposure to cutting-edge payment platforms, complex integrations and long-term career progression within a world-class engineering function.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Develop large-scale payment processing solutions.
• Build cloud-native applications using Java and microservices.
• Collaborate with architects, engineers and stakeholders.
• Support design and implementation of scalable, resilient payment systems.
• Contribute to technical decision-making and best practices.
• Work in Agile delivery environments across transformations.
• Collaborate with client teams to solve technical problems.

Skills

Java development

Spring Boot

AWS cloud

Apache Kafka

Payment processing

ISO 20022 standards

Stakeholder management

Job description

eFinancialCareers is working with a leading global consultancy to recruit a Senior Java Engineer for a payments technology team. You will work on large-scale transformation programmes across the financial services sector, delivering cloud-native solutions and modern architectures.

Based in Newcastle upon Tyne with hybrid working, the role offers exposure to cutting-edge payment platforms, complex integrations and long-term career progression within a world-class engineering function.