Description:
We are working with a global financial institution building a new engineering team focused on developing a large-scale internal platform within a critical business area.
This is a greenfield initiative focused on modernising and scaling internal technology capabilities through high-quality engineering and platform design. The environment is highly technical and hands-on, with a strong focus on building reliable, scalable systems within a regulated environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, build, and enhance scalable distributed systems handling high volumes of data and transactions
- Develop and maintain backend services and APIs using modern engineering practices
- Contribute to system design, architecture discussions, and technical decision-making
- Build resilient, automated systems with strong focus on reliability, observability, and performance
- Work closely with engineering and product teams to deliver production-grade solutions
- Contribute to CI/CD, testing, monitoring, and operational improvements across platforms
- Support and mentor junior engineers within the team
Key Requirements - Strong Java engineering experience within distributed or microservices-based environments
- Experience building production systems within financial services or similarly regulated industries
- Strong knowledge of Spring Boot and backend engineering best practices
- Exposure to Angular or TypeScript beneficial
- Experience working with high-volume, scalable systems
- Familiarity with event-driven architecture and messaging systems
- Experience with cloud-native technologies, CI/CD pipelines, and observability tooling
- Strong hands-on engineering mindset and interest in modern development tooling, including AI-assisted workflows
Robert Walters Operations Limited is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates
