TL;DR

Backend Engineer (Fintech): Building event-driven solutions and democratizing data access across technology teams with an accent on cloud-native data and event streaming solutions, and safely replacing legacy workflows with event-driven architecture. Focus on full software lifecycle management, mentoring other engineers, and continuous improvement in a fast-moving environment.

Location: Hybrid in Manchester, UK. Minimum of 50% of working time per month in the office. New team members will initially work full-time in the office.

Company

%hirify_global% is one of the fastest-growing investment platform businesses in the UK, a FTSE 250 company, offering an award-winning range of solutions to manage investments for over 644,000 customers.

What you will do

Build solutions that democratize access to data and events.
Be responsible for the full software lifecycle.
Deliver solutions in collaboration with Business Analysts and users in a complex and fast-moving environment.
Mentor other engineers and agile teams to industrialize innovation.
Engage in continuous improvement, refinement, and refactoring of solutions.

Requirements

Strong experience developing services and APIs using C# and/or Java.
Strong knowledge of relational and NoSQL databases.
Experience with secure development practices and Git-based source control.
Knowledge of CI automation systems such as Jenkins.
Proficiency in Agile and SCRUM methodologies.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with excellent communication.

Nice to have

Experience with event streaming (e.g., Kafka, Kinesis) and change data capture (CDC).
Knowledge of messaging systems (e.g., RabbitMQ, SQS), Docker, and Kubernetes.
Experience with solution and architecture design and Test-driven development (TDD).
Experience with AWS cloud infrastructure (ECS, EKS, CodePipeline, RDS, CloudWatch).
Previous experience working in e-commerce and/or financial services.
Experience using GenAI tools, such as GitHub Copilot.

Culture & Benefits

Starting holiday entitlement of 25 days, increasing up to 31 days, with a holiday buy and sell scheme.
Choice of pension schemes with matched contributions and a discretionary bonus scheme.
Annual free share awards scheme and a Health Cash Plan provided by Medicash.
Free gym membership with on-site gym classes and an Employee Assistance Programme.
Enhanced maternity, paternity, and shared parental leave policies.
Dedicated time for proof-of-concepts, support for attending conferences, and ongoing technical training.
Calendar of social events, including monthly payday drinks, annual Christmas and summer parties.