Senior Java Engineer

£55,000-75,000 GBP
Pension, Benefits
Hybrid WORKING
Location: Manchester, North West - United Kingdom Type: Permanent
Senior Java Engineer
Payments Technology
Location: Manchester / Hybrid Working
Salary: £50,000 - £70,000 + Benefits Package
About the Role
We're working with a leading global consultancy seeking an experienced Senior Java Engineer to join a growing payments technology team delivering large-scale transformation programmes across the financial services sector.
This is an opportunity to work on business-critical payment platforms, helping major organisations modernise their technology landscape through cloud-native engineering, modern architecture and complex payment processing solutions.
What You'll Be Doing

• Developing and enhancing large-scale payment processing solutions.
• Building cloud-native applications using modern Java technologies and microservices architectures.
• Working closely with architects, engineers and stakeholders to deliver high-quality solutions.
• Supporting the design and implementation of scalable, resilient payment systems.
• Contributing to technical decision-making and engineering best practices.
• Working within Agile delivery environments across complex transformation initiatives.
• Collaborating with client teams to solve challenging technical problems.

What We're Looking For

• Strong commercial experience with Java development.
• Experience with Spring Boot and microservices-based architectures.
• Knowledge of AWS cloud technologies.
• Experience working with Apache Kafka and event-driven systems.
• Understanding of payment processing and ISO 20022 standards.
• Experience working within complex financial services environments.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills

Why Join?
This is an opportunity to join a highly regarded engineering team delivering some of the most significant payments transformation programmes in the market. You'll gain exposure to modern technologies, large-scale delivery environments and excellent long-term career progression opportunities.
To find out more about this opportunity, contact Daire McIlhatton at Anson McCade Recruitment.