Java Software Engineer

Core responsibilities:

• Design and buildscalable, low-latency, and high-performance backend services
• Developdistributed and asynchronous systems ensuring reliability and fault tolerance
• Optimise performance acrossJVM, databases, caching, and networking layers
• Applysecurity best practices in handling client PII and financial transactions
• Useevent-driven architectures and modern messaging solutions (e.g. Kafka)
• Collaborate withcross-functional teams to align architecture with business needs
• Maintainhigh code quality through testing, code reviews, and CI/CD practices
• LeverageAI tools to accelerate development, testing, and delivery

What you will need: Experience & domain knowledge:

• Proven experience inFinTech, Banking, or related financial domains
• Strong understanding ofdistributed systems architecture and the client–server model
• Ability to design and maintainscalable, low-latency, high-performance systems
• Solid knowledge ofconcurrency, multithreading, and asynchronous programming
• Awareness ofsecurity best practices in handling PII and financial transactions
• Basic understanding ofnetwork protocols and troubleshooting
• Experience working in aproduct-led fast-paced environment as a team player

Technical skills:

• Java and Spring:Advanced knowledge of Java Core technologies and the Spring framework
• Data Mastery:Proficiency with SQL databases, ensuring optimal performance, structure, and replication
• Concurrency & Async programming:advanced understanding and hands-on experience in asynchronous programming methods.
• Events streaming: Understanding of the event driven architecture (Kafka or similar solutions).
• Operational Proficiency:Understanding and hands-on experience with Ops activities, Kubernetes, pipelines, Fit Flow and modern CI/CD patterns and strategies
• AI tools:ability to effectively use AI technologies in engineering work e.g. applying AI for coding assistance, debugging, testing, documentation, and optimisation of workflows

Soft skills:

• Communication:Effective communication skills, especially with teams responsible for security, operations and product
• Analytical thinking:Ability to tackle and investigate complicated problems and convert it to the task
• Adaptability to Rapid Changes:Demonstrated capability to adjust to quick technological shifts and evolving business requirements
• Ownership and Accountability:Readiness to take ownership of tasks, issues as well as demonstrate accountability of the results and outcome

Nice to have:

• Performance: Knowledge of JVM performance optimization practices
• No-SQL: Experience working with no-SQL databases is a big plus
• In-memory storage: Strong knowledge of in-memory cache solutions

What you will get in return:

• Competitive salary and annual performance-based bonus
• Generous annual leave policy
• Health insurance and pension fund, with additional benefits depending on location
• Hybrid working model (3 days from office) or fully remote across the country of employment
• Workation policy (30 days remote from anywhere in the world)
• Two additional paid days per year dedicated to volunteering