Java Engineer (All levels, Fintech)

Location: Hybrid, with home working and on-site collaboration in Central London or Canary Wharf; applicants must be UK-based and within commuting distance of London.

Applicants must have a permanent right to work in the UK and must not require visa sponsorship.

Both permanent and contract arrangements are considered.

Salary: Not specified.

Company

hirify.global delivers software engineering and client projects for tier-1 investment banks and financial services organizations.

What you will do

• Build greenfield and improve existing Java systems for core trading and payments platforms.
• Rewrite legacy applications and help rescue struggling projects.
• Apply TDD, CI/CD, automation, clean code, and software engineering best practices.
• Work on large-scale systems, including microservice and cloud architectures.
• Collaborate day to day with hirify.global engineers and client teams.

Requirements

• Strong Java skills.
• Experience ranging from 2+ years for junior candidates through principal-level engineering and architecture experience.
• Good understanding of TDD, XP, and Agile principles.
• Exposure to cloud architecture and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience building large-scale systems and improving existing projects.
• Technical taste, passion for software craftsmanship, and clear communication skills.
• Experience with AI-assisted engineering tools such as Copilot or Claude Code.
• Permanent UK right to work, no visa sponsorship requirement, and UK residence within commuting distance of London.

Nice to have

• Experience with high-throughput or low-latency systems.
• Experience in investment banking, financial services, or fintech.
• Consultancy or client-facing experience.
• Knowledge of Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, and other cloud-native infrastructure tools.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work combining home working with on-site client collaboration in Central London or Canary Wharf.
• Opportunities for junior developers to learn and for senior engineers to apply deep software delivery experience.
• Work alongside engineers from hirify.global and its clients.
• Permanent and contract engagement options.

Hiring process

• Send a CV and a short covering letter or brief introduction to careers@hirify.global.pro.