Junior Java Developer - Trading
Summary
Junior backend Java developer at a growing commodities trading firm in London, joining a small Agile team to build services across trading systems, marketplaces, payments, and automation. Core stack includes Java, Kotlin, Spring Boot, and cloud tech; hybrid role with 3 days per week in the office.
In this role you will contribute to backend Java development within a small, Agile tech team at a growing commodities trading firm. You’ll work across projects spanning trading systems, marketplaces, payments, and automation, gaining exposure to the full tech stack. The position blends hands-on coding with learning opportunities in modern tools like Java, Kotlin, Spring Boot, and cloud tech. A hybrid London role offers a pathway to develop technical and collaboration skills in a dynamic domain.
Pay / Benefits- Salary to 50k
- Bonus
- Hybrid working (x3 days in London per week)
- Learning and career development opportunities
- Develop backend services in Java as part of a cross-functional team
- Contribute to trading systems, marketplace features, payments, and automated trading bots
- Collaborate in an Agile environment and apply TDD where appropriate
- Engage across the tech stack and adopt appropriate tools for the job
- Support ongoing learning and skill expansion within the team
- Degree (2:1 or above) in Computer Science or a related STEM field from a top-tier university
- Commercial Java development experience
- Familiarity with Agile processes and TDD
- Solid fundamentals in OOP, design patterns, data structures, and algorithms
- Collaborative with good communication skills
- collaborative
- clear communicator
- willingness to learn
- Java
- Kotlin
- Spring Boot