Job Description

Senior JVM Software Engineer (Scala/Java)

6-12-month contract - Inside IR35 - up to £600 per day

London based - hybrid working - 2-3 days onsite

Finance sector - must have previous experience

Overview

Our client is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join a team building a distributed calculation engine used to calculate financial indices and quantitative models. This is a business-critical platform operating within a high-performance financial services environment.

This is primarily a backend engineering role, focused on designing and building new functionality rather than support or maintenance.

Skills & Experience

Strong senior-level software engineering background

Significant commercial experience with JVM technologies (Scala or Java)

Experience building complex backend or distributed systems

Strong understanding of software engineering fundamentals, including:

Concurrency

Testing

Design patterns

Clean code principles

CI/CD practices

Ability to operate independently and take ownership of complex technical problems

Strong communication skills

Hands-on design and development experience

Ability to explain architectural decisions and technical trade-offs

System ownership experience

Strong Java development skills

Understanding of how Java applications run in production

JVM tuning and troubleshooting experience

Performance optimisation experienceDisclaimer:

This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change