Java Developer - London, Kafka, distributed & messaging systems.

Please note my client is not willing to sponsor candidates requiring UK visa sponsorship.

Mid-level - £50,000 - £60,000 pa, senior-level £60,000 - £70,000 pa

My client is one of the most ambitious and fastest growing FinTech companies in the UK. They are a recent new addition to the Sunday Times Tech Track 100.

They are looking to revolutionise the banking industry via cutting-edge technology and require mid and senior level Java Developers to form the backbone of this via a major rebuild of their tech stack. Utilising Kafka and Kafka Streams to build a resilient, scalable backbone that powers the growth of the company, this is a unique opportunity for the right professionals to join us and make a difference.

This role will find you solving real-world problems alongside your cross-functional colleagues in small, agile and adaptable teams.

Essential Skills Required:

• A background working on large scale distributed software systems that have proven scalability and complex topologies.
• Experience with either distributed or messaging systems, or experience working with CRM systems.
• Experience of TDD (test driven development).
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills are a must.
• A desire to constantly learn, an inquisitive nature and an active member of the wider Java community

Bonus Points For:

• Experience with Kafka and/or a streams-based platform (Samza, Storm)
• Experience of BDD (behaviour driven development).
• Experience of Eloqua