Senior Java Engineer

£50,000-70,000 GBP

Pension, Benefits

Hybrid WORKING

Location: Bristol, South West - United Kingdom Type: Permanent

Senior Java Engineer

Payments Technology

Location: Bristol / 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.