Senior Java Backend Engineer

Primusglobal — United Kingdom · Posted ~7 hours ago

Senior

Skills

Java JVM Test-Driven Development Event-driven architecture Kafka AWS S3 Kubernetes SQL NoSQL Capital markets Trading Post-trade CI/CD Agile

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Summary ✨ AI‑Generated

Join a senior backend engineering team building scalable systems for complex financial workflows. You will develop with Java and JVM technologies, apply TDD, design event-driven architectures, and work with Kafka, AWS S3, Kubernetes, and SQL/NoSQL databases. The role combines modern engineering practices with deep collaboration around trading and post-trade processes.

Highlights

Build scalable backend systems in a modern cloud-native environment using Java, event-driven architecture, Kafka, Kubernetes, and AWS. The role emphasizes TDD, frequent production releases, close business collaboration, and deep exposure to capital-markets and post-trade processes.

Description

Job Description : We are looking for a Senior Java Backend Engineer with strong capital markets/trading domain experience and hands-on expertise in TDD, event-driven architecture, and modern cloud technologies. Key Responsibilities: Develop scalable backend systems using Java and JVM technologies.Apply Test-Driven Development (TDD) throughout the development lifecycle.Design and implement event-driven architectures using messaging and event-sourcing patterns.Build and maintain solutions using Kafka, AWS S3, Kubernetes, and SQL/NoSQL databases.Work in Agile environments with CI/CD, trunk-based development, and frequent production releases.Collaborate with business and technology teams to develop deep understanding of trading and post-trade processes. Mandatory Skills: JavaAWS S3KafkaKubernetesStrong TDD experienceCapital Markets / Trading / Post-Trade domain experience Good to Have: KotlinEvent sourcingSolace / TIBCO EMSMongoDBOpenShiftGrafana / ELK / Open TelemetryPrime Brokerage, Synthetic Swaps, Cash EquitiesRegulatory reporting (EMIR, MiFID, 871m) Key Domain Experience: Trade booking, position management, settlement, cash flows, client reporting, accounting, corporate actions, risk and valuation.