Hunter Bond
Java Engineer - Up to £115,000 + Bonus - London/Hybrid
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Java Engineer – Fintech (London)
Company Overview
Our client is a rapidly scaling fintech technology company pioneering next-generation data infrastructure for financial markets. They are building a high-performance data distribution platform to move, process, and deliver massive volumes of real-time financial data with unprecedented speed, scalability, and reliability.
The company develops cloud-native infrastructure, focusing on solving engineering challenges in distributed systems, high-throughput processing, and data movement. With a culture rooted in technical excellence, innovation, and ownership, this role offers an opportunity to collaborate with a growing team constructing foundational technology from the ground up.
Engineers work on systems processing data at scale, with the chance to directly influence platform architecture and evolution.
The Role: Java Engineer
Location: London Remuneration: Up to £115,000 + Benefits
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The team seeks a talented Java Engineer to contribute to their high-performance data infrastructure. You will design and develop scalable backend systems to ingest, transform, process, and distribute massive data volumes in real time.
Key responsibilities include:
- Building core platform components for reliable, high-performance data workflows.
- Addressing complex engineering challenges in event-driven architectures, distributed systems, and cloud-native infrastructure.
- Collaborating with engineers to create systems prioritising performance, resilience, and scalability.
- Implementing modern best practices: automated testing, clean architecture, continuous delivery, and full ownership of production systems.
The role is ideal for an engineer passionate about backend platforms, with a desire to witness the direct business impact of their work in a high-growth fintech environment.
Key Requirements
Essential Skills & Experience
- Strong commercial experience developing applications using Java (preferably Java 17+).
- Deep understanding of/backend engineering principles and object-oriented design.
- Proven ability building scalable, high-throughput distributed systems.
- Hands-on experience with Kafka (or comparable event streaming technologies).
- Experience designing and implementing ETL/data processing pipelines.
- Proficient in APIs, data flows, and service-based architectures.
- Confident working with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and modern deployment practices.
- Strong preference for engineers who can write clean, maintainable, and well-tested Java code.
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Note: Experience with low-latency systems or multithreading is beneficial but not mandatory—innovation and problem-solving drive our engineering culture.
How to Apply
Interested candidates should reach out directly via email: sberry@hunterbond.com
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