Senior Software Engineer (Java)

TL;DR

Senior Software Engineer (Java): Leading a high-performing engineering team in designing and optimizing high-volume, mission-critical microservices for customer authentication and access within a digital banking platform. Focus on modernizing legacy systems to cloud-native platforms, ensuring scalability, and driving technical direction.

Location: Hybrid, requiring at least two days per week, or 40% of time, at the Bristol office location.

Salary: £70,929–£106,394

Company

hirify.global is a leading UK financial institution on a transformation journey, investing in people, data, and technology to build the future of finance.

What you will do

• Lead a high-performing engineering team and drive technical delivery.
• Design and optimize scalable microservices powering customer authentication and access.
• Contribute to modernization programs migrating legacy systems to cloud-native platforms.
• Influence architectural decisions and set technical direction for key digital services.

Requirements

• Expert-level Java development experience (Java 11+ preferred).
• Strong background in microservices design and distributed systems.
• Experience with Spring Boot or similar frameworks.
• Familiarity with containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes) and cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP).
• Experience managing or technically leading a small engineering team.
• Strong communication skills with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Culture & Benefits

• Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, with reasonable workplace adjustments.
• Generous pension contribution of up to 15%.
• Annual performance-related bonus and share schemes.
• 30 days’ holiday, plus bank holidays.
• Range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies.