Senior Java Developer (Kafka)

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Senior Consultant - Software Engineering (UK, Europe & US) at Orbis Group

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

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

• Apache Kafka for high-volume data streams
• Microservices architecture, containerised environments
• Agile delivery with strong autonomy and ownership
• 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
• Proven commercial experience with Apache Kafka in high-throughput systems
• 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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