MLabs
Financial Technology
SeniorSoftwareEngineer
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“Senior Software Engineer at MLabs. Skills: Platform Engineering, Java Development, Extreme Programming. Build resilient fintech platforms. Scale component services”
Industry & Context.
Core problem-solving ability
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Commercial Java Experience, Test-Driven Design (TDD), Pair-Programming Alignment, Prior practical engineering experience
Nice to Have
Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) familiarity, Domain-Driven Design (DDD) familiarity
What You'll Do.
Build resilient fintech platforms
Scale component services
Engage in pair programming
Foster knowledge sharing
Maintain zero technical silos
Optimize code quality
Analyze production code
Refactor production code
Elevate design frameworks
Minimize technical debt
Preserve system agility
Author automated test suites
Validate every commit
Identify repetitive tasks
Script repetitive tasks
Automate repetitive tasks
Operate trunk-based development
Operate continuous integration
Treat code as releasable
Maintain codebase visibility
Drive shared ownership
Account for throughput
Account for high availability
Account for low latency
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Extreme Programming Collaboration; Cross-system rotation
Communication Scope
Articulate structural concepts; Articulate architectural opinions; Articulate technical thought processes
Full Job Description
**Location: **Remote - UK working hours **Remote | Full-time** **Compensation: **£100K - £130K We are hiring on behalf of our client, a high-growth financial technology organization who is seeking to welcome a talented **Senior Software Engineer** to its core technical team. This position operates on a remote-first configuration across the UK and Europe, with flexible access to a collaborative corporate hub in Moorgate, London. **Key Responsibilities** * **Core Platform Engineering:** Build and scale highly resilient, adaptable fintech platforms and component services utilizing core Java. * **Extreme Programming Collaboration:** Engage in full-time pair programming to foster knowledge sharing, maintain zero technical silos, and optimize code quality. * **Continuous Refactoring:** Constantly analyze and refactor production code to elevate design frameworks, minimize technical debt, and preserve system agility. * **Comprehensive Test Architecture:** Author robust automated test suites, participating in a sophisticated continuous integration ecosystem where thousands of tests rapidly validate every single commit. * **Process Automation:** Identify, script, and automate repetitive tasks to optimize operational efficiency across the development lifecycle. * **Trunk-Based Delivery:** Operate within a mature trunk-based development and continuous integration setup, treating each code modification as an immediately releasable asset. * **Cross-System Rotation:** Shift periodically across teams to maintain comprehensive visibility into the entire codebase, driving an shared ownership mindset. * **Performance Optimization:** Account for throughput, high availability, and ultra-low latency constraints when delivering core features. **Requirements** * **Commercial Java Experience:** A strong background writing clean, structured code in a professional, commercial setting utilizing Java. * **Test-Driven Design (TDD):** A foundational understanding of, or professional exposure to,
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