Senior Java / Python Engineer

Job description

Senior Java / Python Engineer London | Up to £775/day (Inside IR35) or £120,000 Base Salary 5 Days Onsite for the First 6 Months | 4 Days ThereafterThis investments client is investing heavily in a strategic platform build-out driven by T+1 settlement requirements and continued business growth. We're looking for engineers who enjoy building systems rather than maintaining them. This is an opportunity to join a growing team responsible for developing core Trade Lifecycle, Settlement, Finance Systems and Regulatory Reporting platforms supporting multiple asset classes. The Opportunity You'll be involved in designing and building a next-generation platform covering:Trade Lifecycle ManagementSettlement ProcessingFinance SystemsRegulatory ReportingMarket & Reference Data IntegrationWorkflow AutomationReal-Time Processing ArchitectureThe business is moving away from manual and batch-driven processes towards a modern, event-driven platform, giving engineers the opportunity to have genuine influence over architecture and design decisions. Technology StackJavaPythonSpring BootKafkaLinuxPostgreSQLAWSMicroservicesREST APIsWhat We're Looking For We are interested in engineers with experience in some combination of:Capital Markets TechnologyRegulatory ReportingFinance SystemsTrade Lifecycle ProcessingMarket Data PlatformsPost-Trade & Settlement SystemsData Integration & TransformationEvent-Driven ArchitecturesExperience with asset classes such as Equities, Futures, Securities Lending or Structured Products would be beneficial but not essential. Ideal Backgrounds You may currently be working as:Java DeveloperPython DeveloperSoftware EngineerRegulatory Reporting DeveloperMarket Data EngineerTrade Lifecycle DeveloperFinance Systems EngineerIntegration EngineerWhy Join?Strategic greenfield-style platform development.Significant business investment and growth.Direct exposure to trading, operations, finance and regulatory functions.Opportunity to shape architecture and engineering direction.Mix of contract and permanent opportunities available.Growing team with multiple hires planned.