Lead Java Developer

Job in Greater London, London, Greater London, W1B, England, UK

Listing for: Understanding Recruitment

Full Time position
Listed on 2026-08-30

Job specializations:

Software Development
Java Developer, Senior Developer

Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 120000 GBP Yearly GBP 120000.00 YEAR

Location: Greater London

Have you got experience leading a team while remaining hands‑on and technically involved?

Salary
: up to £120k + bonus

Location
:
London office 3 days a week

We are delighted to be continuing our longstanding partnership with an FX Market Disruptor Fin Tech that has been acquired by a leading capital market. They are looking for an experienced Java Developer who will fulfil a hands‑on Senior/Lead role leading the next generation of Java Developers.

They are looking for the following experience in Senior Java Developers:

Multithreading, concurrency, low latency
Working in the financial sector e.g. FX, trading
Building microservices in the cloud (GCP, AWS) with Kubernetes
Product-led development – architecting, building and delivering
Technical leadership: architectural decisions, mentoring, code reviews, pairing

This is a brilliant company to work for with numerous generous benefits:

Annual bonus
25 days holiday + bank holidays (which increases with service)
Life assurance
Dental & eye care insurance
Work from home 2 days a week
Long service awards
Referral fee upwards of £2000
Personal training & development budget

Please note
:
Due to compliancy reasons, we will only be able to consider applications based in and eligible to work in the UK.

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