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JAVA DEVELOPER -High Growth Scale Up! in London, United Kingdom

Robert Half

London, United Kingdom

JAVA DEVELOPER - JVM

Location: Central London
Working Pattern: Hybrid 1-2 days in the office and the rest from home!
Employment Type: Permanent
Sector: Financial Services

THE OPPORTUNITY

We are working with a high-growth financial services technology scale-up that is entering an exciting phase of expansion.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Java Developer with strong JVM knowledge to join a growing engineering team and take on a genuine technical challenge. You will work on high-performance, scalable systems while contributing to the continued development of the company's technology platform.

The successful candidate will be technically strong, commercially aware and motivated by the opportunity to work within a fast-paced scale-up environment.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Design, develop and maintain high-performance Java applications.
  • Work extensively with the JVM and contribute to application performance and scalability.
  • Develop and optimise distributed, highly available systems.
  • Investigate and resolve complex technical and performance issues.
  • Contribute to system architecture and technical design decisions.
  • Write clean, maintainable and robust production-quality code.
  • Work closely with other engineers, product teams and technical stakeholders.
  • Contribute to engineering standards, best practices and continuous improvement.
  • Support the evolution and scaling of the technology platform as the business grows.

KEY SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

  • Strong commercial Java development experience.
  • Strong understanding of the JVM and Java runtime environment.
  • Experience developing high-performance or distributed systems.
  • Strong understanding of concurrency, memory management and application performance.
  • Experience with modern software development practices and CI/CD.
  • Strong understanding of software architecture and design principles.
  • Financial Services experience is highly desirable.
  • Experience working within a high-growth or scale-up environment would be advantageous.
  • Strong problem-solving and communication skills.

WHAT'S ON OFFER

  • Opportunity to join a high-growth financial services technology scale-up.
  • Genuine opportunity to take on a new technical challenge.
  • Hybrid working from a Central London office.
  • Permanent position.
  • Opportunity to make a significant contribution as the technology function continues to scale.

Applicants must have existing UK work rights. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

INTERVIEW PROCESS

Fast-moving interview process for suitable candidates.

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