Java + CloudNative

Role: Senior Full Stack Engineer - Investment Banking

Location: London (3 Days Hybrid / 2 Days Remote)

Type: Permanent / Full-Time

Experience: 5-7 Years

Overview

An opportunity to join a global investment bank, designing and scaling cloud-native applications within the risk management space. You will drive end-to-end development using modern Java, Kotlin, React, and cloud technologies while working alongside cross-functional engineering teams.

Mandatory Skills

• Core Tech: Java, Kotlin, React, AWS Lambda, Kubernetes

Key Responsibilities

• Architecture & Development: Build performant frontend and backend systems using Java, Kotlin, ReactJS, and modern state management tools (Redux/Context API).

• API & Event Integration: Design RESTful APIs, gRPC services, and event-driven architectures leveraging Kafka and Flink for real-time data processing.

• Cloud & DevOps: Deploy and maintain cloud-native applications on AWS and Kubernetes while supporting automated CI/CD pipelines.

• Technical Leadership: Mentor junior engineers, enforce clean code standards, and drive performance optimizations.

• Domain Alignment: Apply investment banking and risk management knowledge to translate business requirements into technical solutions.

Technical Requirements

• Backend: Core Java, Kotlin, Multithreading, Algorithms, Data Structures, RESTful APIs, gRPC

• Frontend: ReactJS, JavaScript, TypeScript, Redux/Context API, HTML5, CSS3

• Cloud & Streaming: AWS (Lambda), Kubernetes, Kafka, Flink

• Process & Security: CI/CD, Agile/Scrum methodologies, security compliance standards

Randstad Technologies Ltd is a leading specialist recruitment business for the IT & Engineering industries. Please note that due to a high level of applications, we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.