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# Senior Java/Kotlin Software Engineer - London

- **Company:** Zopa Ltd
- **Location:** London, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £72,427
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Behavior-Driven Development, Distributed Systems, PostgreSQL, Software Systems, Test-Driven Development (TDD), Kotlin, AWS Aurora, Kubernetes, Apache Kafka, Docker
- **Published:** October 25, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5356386544

## About the Role

* You feel comfortable in a fast-moving environment and are ambitious about the speed and quality of your code. We ship our code multiple times a week with the impact measured in the result for the customer, not lines of code
 * An advocate of test-driven development or, even better, behaviour-driven development. A strong commitment to quality is essential
 * You've worked on large scale distributed software systems that have proven scalability and complex topologies
 * Enjoy talking to key stakeholders and understand and show passion for the business objectives of the company
 * You are comfortable with a fair bit of uncertainty, fast change, and love solving hard problems collaboratively
 * You are a team player who thrives working in an honest and friendly working atmosphere. We have a flat hierarchy and give you the opportunity to make a real impact

Your toolkit:

 * You'll work with Kotlin, Kafka, Kubernetes, Docker, AWS Aurora Postgres, and other modern technologies. If you haven't worked with all of these, we value skilled engineers with a willingness to learn.
 * A product-focused engineering mindset
 * Experience building distributed systems at scale
 * Test-driven development practices
 * Comfort operating in uncertainty and rapid change
 * Collaborative problem-solving skills

Our engineering culture:

 * Customer impact over unnecessary complexity
 * Team success over individual heroics
 * Operational ownership, not just feature delivery
 * Continuous improvement through honest feedback

Added bonus:

 * Experience with fintech or banking is a plus, but we value problem-solvers from all backgrounds