Lead JAVA Engineer - Innovative Fintech Platform - J13181
Summary
Lead Java engineer joining a Hong Kong fintech engineering team to architect, build, and scale cloud-native backend services for a wealth-management transaction network. Day-to-day: Spring Boot microservices on AWS/Kubernetes, REST APIs, Kafka/RabbitMQ messaging, FIX-protocol transaction processing, and CI/CD deployments.
Lead JAVA Engineer - Innovative Fintech Platform - J13181
About the Client: Our client operates a mature, industry-backed transaction network that connects wealth management firms with major issuers. Their platform is fully cloud‑native, built on AWS, and utilizes a modern containerized microservices architecture to handle high-volume order pricing and placement.
The Role & Landscape: You will be joining a specialized engineering team in Hong Kong to build and scale their core backend services. This is a hands‑on technical role where you will be involved in the full software development lifecycle.
Architect, build, and maintain robust Java‑based backend services running on Kubernetes.
Design and implement RESTful APIs (OpenAPI/Swagger) and manage event‑driven messaging (Kafka/RabbitMQ).
Work heavily with the FIX protocol for transaction processing.
Collaborate directly with the product team on new features and the operations team for CI/CD deployments.
Monitor system performance and troubleshoot complex production issues.
What We Are Looking For:
7+ years of professional backend development using Java.
Deep expertise in the Spring framework, specifically Spring Boot.
Strong practical experience with microservices and event‑driven architectures (ActiveMQ, RabbitMQ, or Kafka).
Mandatory knowledge and working experience with the FIX protocol.
Solid grasp of modern DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Git), and container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
A strong foundation in software design and enterprise integration patterns.
Note: While FIX protocol knowledge is essential, a traditional banking background is not strictly required if you have the technical chops.