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Lead Java Developer

London
£100k – £120k/yr
Posted about 21 hours ago
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Have you got experience leading a team while remaining hands-on and technically involved?

Senior Java Developer – FX Trading

Salary: up to £120k + bonus

Location: London office 3 days a week

We are delighted to be continuing our longstanding partnership with an FX Market Disruptor FinTech that has been acquired by a leading capital market. They are looking for an experienced Java Developer who will fulfil a hands-on Senior/Lead role leading the next generation of Java Developers.

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I’m in my final year doing Economics and I don’t know whether to apply for grad schemes now or do a masters first. What do you think?

Honest answer — it depends on where you want to end up. A lot of top grad schemes (Big 4, civil service, banking) don’t need a masters. Let’s look at the ones you’d be competitive for now, and we can decide if a masters actually adds anything.

Also worth knowing: most autumn 2026 applications are open now. Timing matters more than you think.

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Graduate Consultant — 2026 Scheme

PwC·London, UK
£35,000/yr

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Your economics background and your summer at a regional bank line up with what PwC looks for on the consulting scheme. Applications close in four weeks.

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You’ve got the grades and the economics background, and your bank internship is exactly the experience this scheme looks for. Apply soon — deadlines close within the month.

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Your summer at the bank plus your econometrics coursework map directly to the day-one responsibilities on this scheme — client modelling, market briefings, and deal support.

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Required Experience:

  • Core Java development
  • Multithreading, concurrency, low latency
  • Working in the financial sector e.g. FX, trading
  • Building microservices in the cloud (GCP, AWS) with Kubernetes
  • Product-led development – architecting, building and delivering
  • Technical leadership: architectural decisions, mentoring, code reviews, pairing

Benefits:

  • Annual bonus
  • 25 days holiday + bank holidays (which increases with service)
  • Matched pension scheme
  • Life assurance
  • Private healthcare
  • Dental & eye care insurance
  • Work from home 2 days a week
  • Long service awards
  • Referral fee upwards of £2000
  • Personal training & development budget

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Are you looking for a step up in your career to take on additional responsibilities while remaining technically hands-on? Apply now for this excellent Senior Java Developer opportunity!

Please note: Due to compliancy reasons, we will only be able to consider applications based in and eligible to work in the UK.

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Skills

Core Java
Multithreading
Concurrency
Low Latency
Microservices
GCP
AWS
Kubernetes
Technical Leadership
Architecting
Mentoring
Code Reviews
Pairing
FX Trading
Financial Sector

Location

London, England, United Kingdom

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