Lead Java Developer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom.

📋 Description

• Lead the design and execution of essential platform services such as payment flows, transaction lifecycle management, reconciliation, and wallet infrastructure.

• Engage in architecture discussions to ensure that implementations are in line with the architectural vision.

• Establish and uphold engineering standards including code quality, testing strategies, observability, and delivery practices throughout the team.

• Mentor and develop the team through code reviews, collaborative coding sessions, and providing technical guidance.

• Convert architectural decisions into clear, actionable technical solutions for the team.

• Collaborate with Product and DevOps teams to facilitate the end-to-end delivery of intricate financial features.

• Contribute to the platform's advancement towards AI-assisted and data-driven functionalities.

• Enhance platform reliability, fault tolerance, and performance at scale.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 8 years of substantial experience in production Java development.

• Demonstrated success in a tech lead or lead engineer position.

• Extensive expertise in the Spring Boot ecosystem and distributed systems at scale.

• Practical experience in developing financial systems including payments, wallets, banking, or fintech applications.

• Strong engineering leadership capabilities, including fostering a code review culture, mentoring, and defining standards.

• Proficient in REST API design with hands-on experience in messaging systems.

• Solid SQL proficiency; experience with PostgreSQL is preferred.

• Ability to work effectively in a distributed, international team environment, often asynchronously.

• Familiarity with cloud environments, CI/CD pipelines, and observability tools.

• Nice to Have: Experience within a licensed financial institution (such as EMI, payment institution, or bank).

• Knowledge of PCI DSS requirements and regulated payment environments.

• Exposure to Open Banking providers or scheme integrations (Visa / Mastercard).

• Practical experience with Camunda or other workflow orchestration engines.

• Interest or experience in applying AI / ML within financial systems.

• Background in event-sourcing or CQRS design patterns.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive compensation aligned with market standards - openly discussed during the initial interview.

• Opportunity to make a direct impact on architecture and strategic platform decisions from day one.

• Experience working on a genuine fintech platform operating at production scale, rather than a demo environment.

• Exposure to modern cloud-native, AI-assisted, and Open Banking systems.

• Fully remote work setup with flexible hours and a highly skilled international team.