Senior Software Engineer – Front End – Studio (Core)

Responsibilities

We are representing a fintech client in their search for a Senior Software Engineer to join their payments engineering team in London. In this role, you will:

• Engineer highly reliable, API-driven payment systems that streamline operations and support global expansion
• Translate product and design requirements into clean, maintainable, and well-tested components
• Collaborate closely with product managers, business stakeholders, operations teams, designers, and back-end engineers to deliver high-quality experiences
• Identify and resolve performance, accessibility, and usability issues across the application
• Participate in code reviews, contribute to shared component libraries, and help uphold engineering standards
• Support the operational health of your features and help maintain high service level agreements

What We're Looking For

Our client seeks a senior engineer with expertise in building scalable, resilient systems in the payments domain. The ideal candidate will have:

• Mastery of Java and Spring Boot, with the ability to work comfortably in TypeScript/React, Go, and Python
• A proven track record of driving technical decisions and owning complex, large-scale engineering problems end-to-end
• Hands-on experience building scalable architectures utilizing Kafka and Kubernetes for robust integrations
• Solid understanding of global payment ecosystems, external banking APIs, and streamlining complex operational workflows
• Strong command of software design patterns, distributed systems, clean code principles, and automated testing strategies
• Ability to actively manage technical debt, negotiate requirements, and ship reliable solutions pragmatically
• Track record of advocating for better tooling, overhauling inefficient processes, and pushing engineering practices forward
• A highly collaborative mindset with preference for collectively solving intricate architectural challenges

The tech stack includes Java Spring Boot, Kafka, gRPC/REST, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms (AWS or Azure).

Don't meet every single requirement? Apply anyway! Our client values strong engineers with a growth mindset over perfect resumes.

How We Work With You

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Pay

Compensation details will be discussed during the screening process based on experience and qualifications.

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