Lead Java Developer
Lead hands-on Java development at a growing FX trading fintech in London: guide a team, make architectural decisions, and mentor peers while building cloud-native, low-latency microservices on Kubernetes (GKE/EKS) with GCP or AWS. Hybrid role with 2 days a week working from home.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Work setup
- Remote
- Seniority
- Lead
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Software engineering
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Core Java development
- Multithreading, concurrency, and low-latency systems
- Experience in the financial sector (FX/trading)
- Building cloud-native microservices with Kubernetes
- Experience with GCP or AWS
- Product-led development mindset
- Technical leadership experience (mentoring, code reviews)
- Communication skills
Full description
Overview
In this role you will lead hands-on Java development for a growing FX trading fintech. You’ll guide a team, make architectural decisions, and mentor peers while staying technically involved. You will build cloud-native microservices and drive low-latency Java systems in a product-led environment. Collaborating with cross-functional partners, you’ll shape delivery and ensure robust, scalable solutions for financial markets. This is a chance to scale critical trading tech within a dynamic, supportive culture.
Pay / Benefits
- Annual bonus
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays
- Matched pension
- Private healthcare
- Work from home 2 days a week
- Personal training & development budget
Responsibilities
- Hands-on senior/lead Java development
- Architectural decisions and technical leadership
- Mentoring, code reviews, and pairing
- Building and delivering microservices in the cloud
- Working with Kubernetes (GKE/EKS) and cloud platforms (GCP/AWS)
- Product-led development and close collaboration with stakeholders
Key requirements
- Core Java development
- Multithreading/concurrency/low latency
- Experience in financial sector (FX/trading)
- Building cloud-native microservices with Kubernetes
- Experience in GCP or AWS
- Product-led development mindset
- Technical leadership experience (mentoring, reviews)
- leadership
- mentoring
- communication
- Core Java
- Multithreading
- Low latency