Version 1
Financial Services
SeniorJavaDeveloper
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“Senior Java Developer at Version 1. Skills: Java development, Message processing, Distributed systems, Cloud-native applications. Design backend components. Develop backend components”
Industry & Context.
Problem-solving capability; Troubleshoot issues; Resolve issues
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Java-based development team experience, Scaling systems experience, Millions of messages per day processing experience, Java application development skills, SQL application development skills, Messaging platforms application development skills, Spring framework experience, Spring Boot technologies experience, Java REST API development experience, Application security best practices experience, Build and source control tools experience, Caching services experience, AI tooling critical application ability, Prompt engineering techniques awareness, Agile/Scrum environment experience
Nice to Have
Trading platforms experience, Financial platforms experience, Awareness of non-functional requirements, Cloud-native applications design experience, Microservices architecture design experience, Docker/OpenShift/Kubernetes experience, SQL Server experience, Oracle experience, Kafka experience, MQ experience, Redis experience, AI coding assistants awareness, GitHub Copilot awareness, Cursor awareness, Claude awareness
What You'll Do.
Design backend components
Develop backend components
Maintain backend components
Contribute to complex features
Support production stability
Adhere to CI/CD pipelines
Adhere to code quality standards
Adhere to operational readiness requirements
Apply performance best practices
Apply security best practices
Apply resilience best practices
Work with Technical Lead
Contribute to technical discussions
Contribute to design reviews
Contribute to knowledge sharing
Provide progress updates
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Technical Lead; Peers; Team objectives; Knowledge sharing
Process & Methodology
Agile, Scrum
Full Job Description
Version 1 has celebrated 30 years in business and continues to be trusted by global brands to deliver technology and transformation solutions that drive customer success. Our deep expertise enables our customers to navigate the rapidly evolving technology landscape. We foster strong partnerships with global technology leaders including Microsoft, AWS, Oracle, Red Hat, OutSystems, Snowflake, ensuring that our customers are provided with the highest quality solutions and services. We’re an award-winning employer reflecting how our employees are at the very heart of what we do: * UK & Ireland's premier AWS, Microsoft & Oracle partner * 3300+ strong, €350/£300m revenue business * 10+ years as a Great Place to Work in Ireland & UK * Best Workplace for Women in the UK & Ireland by GPTW * Best Workplace for Wellbeing in the UK by GPTW We’re a core values driven company, we hire people who share our values, and we reward those who display and foster them, it’s deeply embedded within our DNA. Invest in us and we’ll invest in you!. We are seeking an experienced Senior Java Engineer to join our UK Digital Data & Cloud Practice. Our Digital Practice is expanding rapidly and you will have the opportunity to achieve medium and long-term career goals. You will be working for one of our high-profile trading clients within the financial services domain, contributing hands-on to a Java-based development team supporting a high-volume message processing environment. The team is heavily Java-focused, operating within a client ecosystem that relies extensively on Kafka, Kubernetes/OpenShift, caching solutions, REST APIs, and high-throughput distributed systems. You will bring deep, practical experience in scaling systems that process millions of messages per day and strong problem-solving capability across complex backend challenges. Responsibilities Technical Delivery * Design, develop, and maintain high-quality backend components in Java, with a focus on performance and resilience. * C
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