Principal Software Engineer

Staff Engineer – Java
London, UK (Hybrid – 3 days per week in office + occasional site visits)
Permanent
Full‑time, 40 hours per week
Up to £80,000 + benefits

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Staff Engineer with strong hands‑on expertise across Java (17+), Spring Boot, Cloud Engineering, Automation Testing, CI/CD, and Kafka. This is both a delivery and technical‑leadership position, requiring excellent engineering fundamentals combined with design/architecture experience.

You’ll work closely with cross‑functional teams to build scalable, modern, cloud‑native systems that support large‑scale digital platforms. The role includes mentoring, setting engineering standards, and championing best practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain high‑quality backend services using Java 17+ and Spring Boot.

• Lead technical design discussions and contribute to architecture decisions.

• Implement strong automation testing practices (unit, integration, contract, performance).

• Develop cloud‑native solutions on Azure or AWS using CI/CD and DevOps tooling.

• Build event‑driven systems using Kafka, including schema evolution and resilient consumer patterns.

• Mentor engineers and support best practice across coding, testing, and delivery.

• Contribute to roadmap planning, technical direction, and continuous improvement initiatives.

• Promote clean architecture, secure coding, observability, and engineering excellence.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Java 17+, Spring Boot, and modern backend engineering.

• Strong automation testing experience.

• Solid experience with Kafka and event‑driven architectures.

• Cloud engineering with Azure or AWS, CI/CD pipelines, containers, IaC exposure.

• Strong understanding of architecture patterns: SOLID, Clean/Hexagonal Architecture, CQRS, resilience patterns.

• Experience with DevOps principles and continuous delivery environments.

• Exposure to mentoring/coaching other engineers.

• Strong communication skills across technical and non‑technical audiences.

Desirable Experience

• Experience in large‑scale digital platforms or complex enterprise environments.

• Test automation frameworks (Playwright, Selenium, etc.).

• Experience with NoSQL, caching (Redis), or enterprise integrations.

• Familiarity with Java‑adjacent tooling or light frontend literacy (TypeScript/React).

Our client is a global technology company developing advanced AI-powered tools that help enterprise brands scale and automate creative content production. Their solutions enable marketing teams to generate, personalize, and manage large volumes of digital assets more efficiently using modern AI and automation technologies.

They are looking for a Creative AI Demo & Social Media Content Creation Manager to showcase these capabilities through engaging product demonstrations and drive awareness through organic social media content.

THIS IS A 1 YEAR CONTRACT ROLE SUBJECT TO EXTENSION OR CONVERSION DEPENDING ON PERFORMANCE AND BUSINESS NEEDS

Responsibilities

• Create short demo videos (2–7 minutes) showcasing how their creative products and AI features can be used in real enterprise marketing and design workflows.
• Demonstrate practical use cases such as AI-generated imagery, content personalization, creative automation, and asset transformation.
• Translate technical capabilities (APIs, SDKs, automation workflows) into clear and engaging demonstrations for business and creative audiences.
• Publish and promote demo content through organic social media channels to maximize reach and engagement.
• Maintain a cadence of approximately two demo videos per week.
• Engage with online audiences and contribute to building a community of creative technologists and practitioners.
• Track performance metrics and provide analytics and reporting on content reach and engagement.
• Collaborate with internal product, engineering, and marketing teams to identify compelling demo ideas.

Requirements

• 5+ years experience creating technical demos, product walkthroughs, or educational content for technology platforms on organic social media channels.
• Understanding of creative workflows used by marketing, design, or digital content teams.
• Familiarity with AI tools, APIs, developer platforms, or automation technologies.
• Ability to clearly explain technical concepts to business or creative audiences.
• Comfortable presenting on video with a clear and engaging communication style.
• Experience managing or growing organic social media content for B2B audiences.

Preferred

• Background in creative technology, developer advocacy, or technical evangelism.
• Experience working with AI-driven creative tools or automation platforms.
• Experience building or engaging online communities around technology or digital creativity.
• Familiarity with content analytics and performance measurement tools.

We are seeking a RAD Developer / Senior to enhance our client's trading desks, with a focus on the APAC region. This is a full-time, permanent position based in Hong Kong.
 
 
You will:

• Software Development: Design and deliver scalable, maintainable, and performance-optimized software solutions using industry-standard programming languages and tools.
• Unit Testing: Implement unit testing to ensure code is well-structured, readable, and reliable.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or related fields.
• Strong programming skills in Python, SQL, Excel VBA, Java, C#, or Angular.
• Experience with all phases of software development, particularly in Rapid Application Development.
• Understanding of Prime Finance products and financial data flows.
• IT experience in the financial sector (buy-side or sell-side).
• Proficiency in problem-solving and data structures.

• Scalable Financial Systems Experience: Knowledge of designing, developing, and pricing financial instruments within large, enterprise-level systems.
• Investment Banking Experience: Familiarity with front office operations in an investment bank.
• Data Science Knowledge: Exposure to data science concepts and techniques.

Hiring: Core Java Developer / Senior - Equities
 
We are looking for a Core Java Developer / Senior to join our investment banking client in Hong Kong. In this role, you will work closely with teams in Trading and Quantitative Analysis to build reliable systems that ensure accurate pricing models. You will also support the business by being part of a second-line support team for the solutions developed by your team.
 
You Should Have:

• Java Skills: Strong knowledge of Core Java and familiarity with software development practices, including object-oriented design, collections, multithreading, automated testing, and code reviews.
• Teamwork: A proven ability to take responsibility in a team setting, collaborate with other IT and business teams, and participate in second-line support as part of a cross-team support group.
• Financial Knowledge: Some understanding of financial products, particularly equity derivatives, is a plus but not required.

• Pricing and Risk Systems: Experience with pricing or risk management platforms that handle large amounts of data efficiently.
• Messaging and Containers: Knowledge of messaging systems (like JMS, IBM MQ) and container tools (such as Docker, Kubernetes).
• Agile Practices: Experience working in a global team using Agile methods, focusing on continuous improvement, and using tools like Git, Jira, and Confluence.

Senior Technical Project- Delivery Manager / Dublin / Contract / Hybrid

For our client, a leading company in the financial services industry, we are looking for a Senior Technical Project / Delivery Manager. This is an exciting opportunity to work on large-scale, high-impact technology projects, driving innovation and delivering solutions that support critical business operations.

• Dublin-based
• Hybrid working model
• 1-year contract (initially)
• EU Passport / Stamp 4 required

• Manage multiple complex technology projects through the full development lifecycle
• Plan, coordinate, and report project status during all project phases, particularly in design and development
• Own project estimation, budget management, milestones, schedules, issue tracking, and risk management
• Lead and coordinate cross-functional teams, including Product, Operations, QA, and Engineering
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, on budget, and with high quality
• Support the adoption of new technologies and ongoing enhancements of existing systems and frameworks

• Proven experience in Technical / Delivery / Program Management
• Strong knowledge of Agile / Scrum / SDLC methodologies
• Hands-on experience with project management tools such as JIRA
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple high-impact projects simultaneously
• Experience in financial services, banking, or fintech is a plus
• PMP or other project management certification is desirable but not mandatory

London‑based (City location)
4 days onsite / 1 day from home
£175/day via PAYE (holiday pay, sick pay & pension included)

We are supporting our client, a global market‑leading financial information & research organisation, known for its high‑calibre analytics teams and advanced data environment. They are expanding their European energy analytics capability and require a data‑driven analyst to support their gas‑market research function during a maternity cover period.

This role sits within a specialist European gas analytics group, contributing to the modelling, scripting and data‑quality foundations behind their energy‑market insights. Although the team covers gas‑market fundamentals, previous experience in the gas or LNG sector is not mandatory but rather desirable. What matters most is strong Python capability, comfort with complex datasets, and the ability to collaborate with analysts to improve forecasting tools and workflows.

This is a highly hands‑on position where you’ll refine models, enhance scripts, test data processes, and help shape analytical outputs in a fast‑paced, intellectually curious environment.

Essential Skills

• Strong Python coding experience, including testing, debugging and improving existing scripts.

• Ability to work confidently with large, multi‑source datasets — cleaning, validating and structuring data.

• Familiarity with statistical or time‑series techniques (forecasting, regressions, pattern identification).

• Strong analytical mindset, able to challenge assumptions and extract meaningful insights from noisy data.

• Clear communication skills and the ability to work closely with subject‑matter experts.

• Excellent problem‑solving ability and a proactive, curious approach.

• No prior gas‑market or energy‑sector experience required — open to analysts from any data‑focused background.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, refine and run forecasting models for European gas‑market fundamentals.

• Improve existing Python scripts and develop new ones to support analytical workflows.

• Ensure data quality, structure and consistency across various datasets used in forecasting.

• Provide quantitative insight and technical input to ongoing analytical work.

• Assist with process mapping, documentation and continuous improvement initiatives.

• Conduct rigorous testing, debugging and optimisation of analytical tools and scripts.