Senior Java Developer

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Job Description

Are you a technologist who has a hunger to dig deep and get involved in providing first-class solutions to real-world problems?

Java Software Engineer - Belfast

First Derivative is a people-first company. We are powered by our ever-growing teams of specialist problem-solvers and process-evolvers. Our extensive capabilities offer agile solutions and exciting career opportunities - whether you're in the early stages of your career, looking for a new direction, or wanting to continue in a position of leadership.

Joining the world's largest Capital Markets dedicated consultancy, you will have the opportunity to gain exposure to a range of mission-critical projects, tech stacks, clients and a company that prides itself on career development, variety, and flexibility.

We have opportunities for Mid-Senior Software Engineers who will work shoulder to shoulder with Tier 1 investment banks, including Morgan Stanley, UBS, Citigroup, JP Morgan and Credit Suisse to name a few.

What will you do?

You will be responsible for the ownership of key projects, working across all phases of the SDLC, including analysis, design, development, testing and deployment. As a Senior Developer, you will be accountable for issuing technical guidance to Junior Developers, including overseeing their deliverables and providing architectural guidance.

You will work on cutting-edge technology on a variety of projects across Greenfield, Front Office, Data/ Cloud Migration, Regulatory Reporting, Trade Reconciliation and more!

Our main tech stack includes:

• Core Java (version 8 or higher)
• Spring Framework/ Spring Boot
• Object Oriented design principles and patterns
• CI/ CD tools such as Jenkins
• Microservices architecture, including containers and serverless implementation e.g., Kubernetes, Docker, OpenShift, AWS Lambda, Cloud Functions, etc.
• JPA frameworks such as Hibernate and SQL
• Agile methodologies

What experience will you need?

Core Skills:

• Proficiency in Core Java with a focus on performance tuning and optimization.
• Strong experience with relational databases (eg. PostgreSQL) and NoSQL databases (MongoDB).
• Experience in database migration from Sybase and DB2 to modern platforms.

Architecture & Algorithms:

• Expertise in service-oriented architecture, core engineering, algorithms, and data structures.
• Solid understanding of concurrent distributed environments and data modelling.

Cloud & Microservices:

• Experience with microservices architecture and cloud-ready application development.
• Familiarity with high-frequency trading systems and low-latency application design.

What's in it for you?

You will embark upon a career with life-long learning at its core, facilitating rapid professional and personal development and the opportunity to design your own career path.

Benefits:

Hybrid and Flexible Working

Extensive Private Healthcare Package

Private Pension

Employee Assistance Programme

Enhanced Maternity/ Paternity policies

Group Life Protection Benefit

Employee Referral Bonus Scheme

Access to a range of skills and certifications such as GCP, AWS, Azure and more!

Additional Perks:

FD Internal Network and Sports & Social Calendar, who host monthly and quarterly socials at each office.

Aspiring LeadershipProgramme - a programme which provides a structured and practical pathway to fast-track talented individuals into leadership roles.

STEP-up Awards - employee led awards designed to acknowledge excellence in four areas that are quintessential to us.

TechSmiths Guild - helping employees get to grips with everything cloud computing and data storage (which are integral to the future of business and risk management).

STRIVE Initiative and IMPACT Programme - development programmes put in place to support women in tech and financial services.

Investment Club - employees learn the basics of investment and trading via workshops and competitions, mirroring real-life scenarios.

Food Club - the opportunity to try out new cuisines together as a team

Sports Club - a bit of healthy competition! Getting involved in 5k fun runs, JPM challenge and SCB challenge.