Senior Back End Developer - Java
Talenthawk Limited
3 days ago
Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract Employment type
Part-time (≤ 32 hours) Working hours
Regular working hours Languages
English Experience level
Senior Compensation
£ 73KJob location
Tech stack
Java
API
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Cloud Computing
Software Quality
Code Review
Databases
Data Security
Relational Databases
Software Design Patterns
DevOps
Distributed Systems
Amazon DynamoDB
Fault Tolerance
Spring
PostgreSQL
Microsoft SQL Server
NoSQL
Object-Oriented Software Development
Query Optimization
Strategies of Testing
Management of Software Versions
Data Processing
System Availability
Backend
Servicebus
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Cloudwatch
Api Gateway
REST
Jenkins
Microservices
Requirements
Are you a Senior Backend Developer who thrives on technical excellence and building systems that handle real money? Join a high-growth fintech company and spend 80% of your time hands-on building a robust, enterprise-grade platform., * Languages & Frameworks: Expert-level proficiency in Java and the Spring framework, along with strong object-oriented design and design patterns.
- Backend & Distributed Systems: Experience with microservices, event-driven architectures, high availability patterns, fault tolerance, and resilience engineering.
- Cloud Platforms: Strong experience with AWS services including Lambda, DynamoDB, RDS, CloudWatch, API Gateway, and EventBridge.
- Databases: Strong experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL, SQL Server) and NoSQL patterns, query optimization, and transaction management.
- APIs: Proven track record designing and building RESTful and event-driven APIs, including versioning strategies.
- DevOps & Quality: Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins or similar), Infrastructure as Code, testing strategies (unit, integration, contract testing), and code review practices.
Essential Industry Experience
- Financial Services/Fintech: Deep understanding of fintech technology requirements, including transaction integrity, data security, audit trails, regulatory compliance, and data processing at scale.
- Experience: 5+ years in backend development with a proven track record delivering financial services solutions.
If you are a builder who leads through code quality and can articulate clear trade-offs between perfectionism and pragmatism, we want to hear from you