Software Engineer, Java

interactive investor

Mid-level Java engineer building scalable cloud applications for interactive investor’s investment platform. Supporting architecture, development, testing, security, and technical innovation.

Posted 8/22/2026full-timeManchester • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSenior💰 £50,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and supporting scalable distributed applications, with a strong focus on AWS Cloud architecture, DevOps practices, and full project lifecycle management. Proven ability to communicate effectively across all levels and manage priorities in a fast-paced environment.

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AWS Cloud ArchitectureDevOps and ContainersJava DevelopmentDistributed Systems and MicroservicesCI/CD in Cloud Environments

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Hard Skills

Java DevelopmentMicroservices ArchitectureEvent Driven ArchitecturesTest Driven DevelopmentDomain Driven DesignCI/CDKubernetesKafkaMongoDBElastic Search

Soft Skills

Excellent Communication SkillsTime ManagementPrioritization

Tools & Technologies

AWS Step FunctionsAWS LambdaSpring BootSpring Cloud AWSSpring DataSpring Cloud Streams

Industry Keywords

Distributed ApplicationsCloud-Based EnvironmentsAgile MethodologiesWaterfall MethodologiesBusiness Critical Platforms

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudDistributed SystemsJavaKafkaKubernetesMicroservicesRedisSpringSpring BootSpringBoot

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, build and support highly scalable, highly available, performant distributed applications for web, mobile and business platforms.
Provide direct engineering support to ensure squad solutions align with the technology area’s strategic direction.
Ensure smooth transition of technical solutions and knowledge to the wider team.
Support discovery, architecture and design of new and complex solutions and delivery patterns.
Work with the Principal Engineer on new patterns, architectural designs, and significant changes to existing solutions.
Support architecture decisions and solution design across integrated technology disciplines.
Contribute to technical development and innovation through solution design and R&D activities.
Develop technical skills within the squad through knowledge transfer of emerging technologies and modern working practices.
Ensure architectural solutions comply with applicable control standards.
Define change-specific non-functional requirements as part of solution design and architecture decisions.
Align solutions with the change and priority pipeline, managing priorities and escalating risks.
Support the full development cycle of solution designs, including testing.
Identify efficiencies in processes, solutions, and technology.
Support the Engineering Manager and Principal Engineer by owning delegated areas of the technical domain.
Apply risk considerations and full-stack security considerations to solution and architecture decisions.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Proven experience and background working within a development environment for the technology area.
Previous experience delivering change to business critical, highly available customer facing platforms.
A broad technical background, with proven experience supporting diverse technical integrations.
Experience supporting the delivery of change across the full project lifecycle from initiation to live support.
Experience delivering successful change through different methodologies including agile and waterfall.
Experience delivering CI/CD change into cloud-based environments.
Proven experience working autonomously and owning assigned project deliverables.
Excellent time management and prioritisation.
Excellent communication skills, with proven ability to communicate to all levels.
Distributed Systems and architectural experience of microservices, event driven architectures and serverless.
AWS Cloud including step functions, lambda and general AWS architecture.
Expertise in DevOps and containers environments including Kubernetes.
Java Development including Domain Driven Design, Test Driven Development and tech training presentation skills.
Kafka, Mongo, Elastic Search and Redis.
The whole Spring ecosystem including Spring Boot, Spring Cloud AWS, Spring Data, Spring Cloud Streams.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Group Personal Pension Plan – 8% employer contribution and 4% employee contribution
Life Assurance and Group Income Protection
Private Medical Insurance – Provided by Bupa
25 Days Annual Leave, plus bank holidays
Staff Discounts on our investment products
Personal & Well-being Fund – Supporting your physical and mental wellness
Retail Discounts – Savings at a wide range of high street and online retailers
Voluntary Flexible Benefits – Tailor your benefits to suit your lifestyle