Java Developer - Global Fintech Firm - HKD$70k - 90k + bonus
Summary
Senior Java engineer joining a global fintech firm's core platform team in Hong Kong to build and operate order-management and trading services. Day-to-day work spans Java/Spring microservices, FIX protocol, event-driven messaging (ActiveMQ/RabbitMQ/Kafka), and DevOps tooling like Docker, Jenkins and Kubernetes.
We are looking for an experienced engineer to join our core platform team and help shape the next generation of our order management capabilities.
What you will do- Design and build robust, production-grade services that power our trading and order lifecycle flows
- Partner with product owners to turn business requirements into clean, maintainable solutions
- Operate in a modern DevOps setup, taking ownership from development through to production release
- Collaborate with the operations group to ensure smooth, low-risk deployments
- Help maintain system health by spotting and addressing performance bottlenecks early
- 7+ years developing enterprise-grade applications in Java, with at least 5 years using the Spring ecosystem
- Hands-on work with microservices architectures and distributed systems
- Proven delivery of stable, high-availability services in demanding environments
- Practical knowledge of the FIX protocol and its use in trading workflows
- Experience contributing to or integrating with OMS (Order Management System) components
- Strong background in messaging and event-driven designs (ActiveMQ, RabbitMQ or Kafka)
- Clear understanding of automated testing practices within agile delivery
- Comfortable with modern delivery toolchains: Git, Jenkins, CI pipelines, Docker, Nexus and Kubernetes
- Good grasp of common software design patterns and enterprise integration patterns