Senior Java Software Engineer

Brookwood Recruitment Ltd; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 100,000

Job description

Location: Glasgow (Hybrid)

Duration: Until December 2025 (possible extensions)

About the Role:

A leading Tier 1 investment bank is seeking a highly skilled Senior Java Developer to join its global Equity Swap front-office technology team. This role is an exciting opportunity to work in a fast-paced, real-time environment, modernizing and optimizing critical systems that support the bank’s market-leading business.

As a Senior Java Developer, you will play a key role in renovating and enhancing a real-time, event-driven system. You will contribute to the scalability and performance improvements required to support the exponential growth in data volumes and business event processing.

Key Responsibilities:

• Hands-on development and modernization of a real-time event-driven system in a Linux-based environment.
• Build scalable, high-performance applications with multi-threaded Java and Spring Boot.
• Work with message-based architectures (MQ/Kafka) to support event-driven processing.
• Optimize and develop complex SQL queries for Sybase/DB2 databases.
• Develop Unix/Linux shell scripts and leverage Python where applicable.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and deliver effective solutions.
• Adopt DevOps practices, ensuring automated testing, integration, and continuous deployment.
• Provide thorough documentation for developed features.
• Engage with stakeholders, demonstrating strong problem-solving and analytical skills.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Strong Java server-side concurrent programming experience.
• Expertise in Spring Boot (Core Spring), JUnit.
• Proficiency in message-based architectures (e.g., Kafka, IBM MQ).
• Solid SQL skills and hands-on experience with Sybase/DB2.
• Good knowledge of Linux/Unix environments and shell scripting.
• Understanding of full software development lifecycle.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain technical solutions to non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to work in an agile development environment.

Why Join?

• Opportunity to work in a Tier 1 investment bank within a high-impact, front-office technology team.
• Work on high-performance, real-time trading applications.
• Gain hands-on experience with the latest event-driven architectures and cloud technologies.
• Competitive day rate and long-term contract stability until December 2025.

Apply today for immediate consideration!

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Contract

Job function

Information Technology