Senior Java Software Engineer

Java Developer – Glasgow, You will be working within a global Agile squad responsible for developing Transaction Reporting systems with robust controls to ensure timeliness and accuracy of reported data to enable client to manage its risk. The role will expose the candidate to all phases of the production development lifecycle including working with Operations Users to understand and best implement their requirements. There is scope to grow and learn both technically (migration to AWS/Azure Public cloud, being part of a modernization programme, big data management) as well as opportunity to deepen business understanding of financial regulations and products. Skill Set: Java 8, Kafka, Collections, Multi-threading, problem solving as core skillset with knowledge of databases and design patterns, and some hands-on experience on UNIX. The candidate needs to be a self-starter, a confident personality with good communication skills who can work with minimum oversight and handholding. Responsibilities · Work as a developer on projects adding functionality and scale to the platform. · Write clean code and follow best practices on software design. · Maintain the platform by sharing support responsibilities with the rest of the team. · Willingness to learn domain fundamentals and explain calculation logic to users. Qualifications · Computing fundamentals: Working knowledge of common search and sort algorithms, basic data structures such as lists, maps, trees, and graphs, multi-threaded programming, computer networking, and operating systems. · Databases: Basic knowledge of SQL. Familiarity with non-relational databases. · Communication Skills: Good oral and written English communication skills are required for this role. A successful candidate must be able to work alongside the users and the wider developer community in the firm and should also be able to communicate effectively with them. · Bachelor or Master’s degree.