Senior Java Engineer | Greenfield FinTech | Shape the future of a scaling platform

Up to £110,000 + benefits

Hybrid – Manchester CC based

Java | Spring Boot | Kafka | Microservices

Looking for more ownership, bigger technical challenges and the chance to build something from the ground up?

I'm partnered with a leading Manchester-based FinTech that's investing heavily in its engineering function and building an entirely new team to deliver the next generation of its platform.

This is a genuine greenfield opportunity where you'll help shape the architecture, influence technical direction and build resilient, high-performance systems that will support the company's future growth.

You'll be joining an engineering-led environment where you'll have the autonomy to solve complex technical problems, contribute to architectural decisions and help establish best practices from day one.

What you'll be doing

Owning the end-to-end delivery of backend services, from design through to production
Building scalable Java applications using Spring Boot, Kafka and modern microservice architecture
Collaborating with Product, Design and Engineering teams to solve complex technical challenges
Influencing architecture, scalability, reliability and performance across the platform
Driving engineering best practices around testing, automation, CI/CD and DevOps
Supporting and mentoring engineers while helping create a high-performing engineering culture
Championing observability, resilience and secure software development

Why join?

Greenfield products with plenty of technical ownership
Shape architecture and engineering standards from the outset
Build high-throughput distributed systems used at scale
Work alongside experienced engineers in a collaborative, product-focused team
Join a business investing heavily in technology, engineering and innovation

What they're looking for

You'll likely be a Senior Backend Engineer, Senior Software Engineer or Staff Engineer with experience building distributed systems and modern cloud-native applications.

You'll have strong experience with:

Java and Spring Boot
Event-driven or distributed architectures (Kafka or similar)
Microservices and scalable backend systems
CI/CD, automated testing and DevOps practices

Exposure to AI-powered products or integrations would be a bonus, but it's by no means essential.

If you're looking for a role where you'll have genuine influence over technical decisions, help shape a growing engineering team and build products from the ground up, I'd love to tell you more – reach out to me on ***email_hidden***

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