Lead Java Developer
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About the Role
Do you have experience leading a team while remaining hands-on and technically involved? Understanding Recruitment is seeking a Lead Java Developer to fulfill a hands-on lead role in an innovative FX Market Disruptor FinTech.
Salary: up to £130k + bonus (25-50%)
Location: London office 3 days a week
Key Responsibilities
As a Lead Java Developer, you will:
- Drive core Java development
- Manage multithreading, concurrency, and low latency
- Work within the financial sector, focusing on FX and trading
- Build microservices in the cloud using GCP or AWS with Kubernetes
- Engage in product-led development, architecting, building, and delivering solutions
- Provide technical leadership, making architectural decisions, mentoring team members, conducting code reviews, and pairing on tasks.
About the Candidate
We are looking for candidates with substantial experience in the following areas:
- Core Java development
- Financial sector experience (FX or trading)
- Strong skills in multithreading and low latency systems
- Cloud-based microservices architecture (GCP/AWS)
Company Culture and Benefits
This esteemed company offers numerous generous benefits, including:
- Annual bonus between 25-50%
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays (which increases with service)
- Matched pension scheme
- Life assurance
- Private healthcare, including dental & eye care insurance
- The ability to work from home for 2 days a week
- Long service awards
- Referral fee upwards of £2000
- Personal training & development budget.
Final Note
If you are looking for a step up in your career to take on additional responsibilities while remaining technically hands-on, apply now for this excellent Lead Java Developer opportunity! Due to compliance reasons, we can only consider applications based in and eligible to work in the UK.