Overview

Senior Engineer - AWS/Java | Up to £85,000 + 30% Bonus + Enhanced Pension | Hybrid (1 Day/Week in London)

Join a major UK financial services organisation that's investing heavily in cloud-native platforms and modern engineering practices. With millions of customers and a reputation for innovation, this company is transforming how it delivers digital experiences at scale - and you'll be at the heart of it.

You'll work in a product-aligned engineering team that values autonomy, clean architecture, and continuous improvement. The environment is inclusive, agile, and engineering-led, with a strong focus on mentorship and strategic thinking.

What You'll Be Doing

• Designing and building serverless features and microservices in AWS
• Solving complex engineering challenges with a strategic mindset
• Leading code reviews and promoting best practices in performance, security, and maintainability
• Driving Agile delivery and mentoring junior engineers
• Sharing insights and innovations across the wider tech community

Tech You'll Work With

• AWS (SDK, CDK, Lambda, Step Functions)
• Node.js
• Terraform / CloudFormation
• SQL, GraphQL
• Postgres, DynamoDB (nice to have)
• Kubernetes, GitHub Actions, Quarkus (nice to have)

What You'll Bring

• Proven experience building distributed systems and serverless applications
• Strong grasp of clean code principles and software testing
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and secure coding practices
• A collaborative, strategic mindset and a passion for mentoring

Why You\'ll Love It

• Up to £85,000 base salary
• Bonus up to 30%
• Enhanced pension scheme
• Hybrid working: just one day a week in a modern London office
• A chance to shape the future of digital financial services at scale

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Information Technology

Industries

• Desktop Computing Software Products