Senior Lead Java Engineer

Overview

Senior Lead Java Engineer to lead the SwapClear Interfaces team in designing, building and maintaining Java-based systems critical to SwapClear operations. You will work in an Agile environment, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable solutions. The role combines hands-on development with leadership, ensuring quality, reliability and timely production support. This is a chance to shape core clearing interfaces within a global, growth-focused financial technology organization.

Pay / Benefits

• hybrid working model
• healthcare
• retirement planning
• paid volunteering days
• wellbeing initiatives
• sustainability initiatives

Responsibilities

• Own analysis, design, development and delivery of scalable Java applications
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align technology solutions with business needs
• Lead by example with modern Java, Spring and best practices in software engineering
• Estimate, track progress and liaise with business analysts, developers and CI teams
• Contribute to test automation and design/execution of test cases
• Support production systems and provide timely fixes including out-of-hours support
• Document technical specifications and system design
• Participate in Agile/Scrum rituals (planning, stand-ups, retrospectives)

Key requirements

• Proven experience in Java-based system design, development, testing, and operational stability
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical and communication skills
• Strong Java 17+ and frameworks like Spring Boot, Spring MVC
• Deep understanding of RESTful services and microservices architectures
• Relational databases, SQL and ORM tools
• Message brokers
• Front-end basics (HTML, CSS, JavaScript)
• Test Driven Development (TDD)/Behavior Driven Development
• Cloud platforms and container technologies
• Performance tuning and system optimization
• Experience with CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security
• Adaptability to changing project requirements and technologies

• Strong collaboration and communication
• Analytical mindset and problem-solving
• Adaptability and learning mindset
• Java 17+
• Spring Boot
• Spring MVC

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