Senior Java Platform Engineer

A global financial services institution, known for its extensive network and innovative solutions, is seeking a talented engineer to drive critical platform development. This organization plays a pivotal role in the global economy, providing a wide range of financial products and services to consumers, corporations, governments, and institutions. The Role Lead the engineering and architectural vision for a global check payment platform, guiding a scrum team in delivering mission-critical capabilities. Design, build, and review production-grade Java microservices for high-volume, low-latency financial transaction processing. Architect event-driven, fault-tolerant distributed systems using technologies like Kafka, Spring Boot, and RESTful APIs. Define and govern data architecture across Oracle, Microsoft SQL, and MongoDB, ensuring data consistency and optimal performance. Drive the modernisation roadmap, migrating legacy mainframe components to cloud-native microservices and ensuring platform security and compliance. Embed AI-powered engineering practices to enhance code quality, automate testing, and accelerate vulnerability identification. What You'll Need 10+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 5 years in a senior engineering leadership capacity. Extensive hands-on Java engineering expertise in high-throughput production environments, including JVM performance tuning and thread management. Proven experience designing microservices architectures with Spring Boot/MVC, RESTful APIs, and cloud-native deployments. Deep practical expertise in Kafka, covering topic design, partitioning strategies, and high-throughput stream processing. Hands-on database engineering across Oracle, Microsoft SQL, and MongoDB, including schema design and query optimisation. Experience with cloud-native infrastructure such as OpenShift, AWS, Kubernetes, and Docker, and CI/CD pipeline design. What's On Offer The opportunity to lead the modernisation of a globally significant payment platform, influencing architecture and strategy. Work at the intersection of high-throughput financial systems and applied AI, with access to modern tools and talent. A hybrid working model with competitive financial wellbeing support and a comprehensive benefits package. Build and develop a high-performing engineering team, shaping technical culture and capability growth. Apply via Haystack today!