Lead Java Software Developer - Fintech, West London, £140K to £160K , bonus + bens. Hybrid working, 2 days in the West London Office
You must be a very hands-on Lead Software Developer with experience working in Fintech and leading small teams of Java, backend developers, Spring, REST APIs etc.
This is a Hybrid role requiring 2 days a week in the West London office.
As the Lead Software Java Developer you will have Friday afternoons set aside as personal development time where you can explore new languages, research bleeding edge technologies, or even come up with brand new projects pushing the boundaries of finance.
There is regular time to improve developer experience and reduce technical debt – directed by developers.
As the Lead Java Software Developer you will be leading a team of developers who are working to design and build new features to the existing code base, as well as research and develop new and innovative solutions to help maintain the clients edge in the marketplace.
All products are built from a common platform, so the team works across the whole
business. To avoid accumulating knowledge silos, tthe clients actively rotates developers around all sub-teams, ensuring that everyone gains first-hand knowledge on all areas of codebase.
This means you can expect to participate in a wide variety of work: designing and building software for low latency trading systems, investigating new block chain technologies, and doing data analytics work to help senior management make data-led business decisions.
As the Lead Java Software Developer you will be using the following tech stack altnough knowledge of all of the clients stack is not a requirement for new candidates.
Instead they concentrate on problem solving and the ability to communicate and collaborate effectively.
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Backend: distributed, event-driven core Java (90% of the code-base), MySQL
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Frontend: Javascript, Vue.js
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Data analytics: Python & Jupyter notebooks, Parquet, Docker
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Blockchain integrations: Bitcoin (& Litecoin, Bitcoin Cash), Ethereum and XRP (Ripple)
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Testing: JUnit, Mockito, JMH, JCStress, Jenkins, Selenium, many in-house tools…
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OS: Linux (CentOS)
Vantage Recruitment is working in partnership with another agency for the purposes of this vacancy so if you submit your details they will be viewed by both agencies