Full Stack Software Engineer

Software Engineer, Full-Stack At a Glance Full-stack software engineering role, ideal for early-career or junior engineersBelfast, on-siteCirca £40,000 to £50,000, dependent on experienceJava, Spring Boot, AWS, PostgreSQL and Kafka in the stackFresh graduates welcome to apply About the Company Our client is a growing digital asset and fintech firm helping institutional clients integrate digital assets into their portfolios, offering solutions spanning spot trading, fixed income strategies and options. Founded in 2017, the business has navigated multiple market cycles and built a reputation as a trusted bridge between institutional and crypto ecosystems. It's a tightly-knit team where engineers are given genuine autonomy and a direct voice in how the business builds and scales its technology. The Role As a Software Engineer, you'll work across the design, architecture and build of enterprise systems that support trading, operations and risk functions. You'll have real ownership over tools, reports and feeds that directly serve the business, and you'll collaborate closely with heads of business lines and front office trading to implement and maintain critical systems. This is a great opportunity for someone early in their career who wants exposure to a broad technical remit and direct access to senior stakeholders, in a business that values substance over form. Key Responsibilities Design, architect and build enterprise systems end to endBuild tools, reports and feeds that fulfil requirements from trading, operations and risk teamsOwn software quality, efficiency, cost and operational resiliencyParticipate actively in cross-company technology efforts to support wider business goalsWork closely with heads of business lines and front office trading on system implementation and maintenanceContribute to testing strategy, including unit, integration and functional testingSupport CI/CD pipeline development and containerised, automated deployments What You'll Need Essential: At least 2 years of experience in a technical role (fresh graduates also welcome to apply)Bachelor's or postgraduate degree from a recognised university in a related fieldExperience working in a cloud environmentStrong computer science fundamentalsUnderstanding of software architecture and designExposure to cloud infrastructure such as AWS or another major cloud platformDatabase design and management experience, ideally PostgreSQL Desirable / Nice to Have: AWS certificationExtensive Java experience, ideally including Spring BootExperience with queue-based systems such as Kafka Why Apply? Circa £40,000 to £50,000, dependent on experienceOn-site working in BelfastHigh level of autonomy, with your voice heard by managementA culture that recognises substance over form and rewards performanceGenuine support for long-term development and growthFlexible working arrangements where requiredA casual, fun working environment Next Steps If this sounds like your next move, get in touch with Eve Geddis directly on LinkedIn or via to find out more and apply.