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Senior Java Developer (Kafka)

Senior Java Developer (Kafka)

Orbis GroupLondon Area, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
10 days ago
Job type
  • Temporary
Job description

Now Hiring : Senior Java Developer (Kafka) – 12-Month FTC (rolling with years of work available - up to £120k base

Location : London (On-Site 4 days per week)

Initial 12-month fixed-term contract rolling with years of work available

A leading global trading firm is hiring a Senior Java Engineer with strong Kafka expertise to work on a mission-critical Trade Capture & PnL platform. If you're passionate about building high-throughput, real-time systems and want to work with a modern stack in a collaborative team—this role is for you.

The Mission

Join a core team of experienced engineers rebuilding the entire trade lifecycle and PnL platform from the ground up. The system has already gone live with its first electronic venue and is now scaling fast across multiple markets and asset classes.

What You’ll Be Working With

  • Java 17 & Spring Boot 3
  • Apache Kafka for high-volume data streams
  • Vertica & MSSQL
  • Kubernetes (on-prem orchestration)
  • Microservices architecture, containerised environments
  • Agile delivery with strong autonomy and ownership

Your Impact

  • Build and scale real-time Kafka-based data services
  • Design, develop, and support trade capture and PnL components
  • Collaborate across trading, infrastructure, and technology teams
  • Work across multiple asset classes with complex financial products
  • Contribute to a system designed to run with minimal dev involvement post go-live

    • What We’re Looking For

  • Proven commercial experience with Apache Kafka in high-throughput systems
  • Deep Java expertise (Java 17 preferred)
  • Strong understanding of microservices, distributed systems, and containers
  • Background in financial services or trading platforms is a major plus
  • A proactive, delivery-focused engineer who thrives in fast-moving teams

    • Interested? DM me to learn more or apply directly.

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