• 05/09/25
• London, City of London
• £70k - 85k per year
• Permanent
• Software Engineering
• Full time

Senior Engineer - AWS/Javs | Up to £85,000 + 30% Bonus + Enhanced Pension | Hybrid (1 Day/Week in London)

Join a major UK financial services organisation that's investing heavily in cloud-native platforms and modern engineering practices. With millions of customers and a reputation for innovation, this company is transforming how it delivers digital experiences at scale - and you'll be at the heart of it.

You'll work in a product-aligned engineering team that values autonomy, clean architecture, and continuous improvement. The environment is inclusive, agile, and engineering-led, with a strong focus on mentorship and strategic thinking.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Designing and building serverless features and microservices in AWS

   

• Solving complex engineering challenges with a strategic mindset

   

• Leading code reviews and promoting best practices in performance, security, and maintainability

   

• Driving Agile delivery and mentoring junior engineers

   

• Sharing insights and innovations across the wider tech community

   

Tech You'll Work With:

• AWS (SDK, CDK, Lambda, Step Functions)

   

• Node.js

   

• Java (Spring Boot)

   

• Terraform / CloudFormation

   

• SQL, GraphQL

   

• Postgres, DynamoDB (nice to have)

   

• Kubernetes, GitHub Actions, Quarkus (nice to have)

   

What You'll Bring:

• Proven experience building distributed systems and serverless applications

   

• Strong grasp of clean code principles and software testing

   

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and secure coding practices

   

• A collaborative, strategic mindset and a passion for mentoring

   

Why You'll Love It:

• Up to £85,000 base salary

   

• Bonus up to 30%

   

• Enhanced pension scheme

   

• Hybrid working: just one day a week in a modern London office

   

• A chance to shape the future of digital financial services at scale