Senior Software Engineer (Java/Spring Boot) with client in Investment Management Industry

6‑month contract to start

4 days onsite; Friday is a flex day

Every second Friday = no‑meeting day

37.5hrs/week

Responsibilities:

• Re‑architect and refactor a legacy monolithic Spring Boot application into a microservices‑based, modernized architecture.
• Develop scalable, productized components to support additional funds within the organization.
• Work hands-on in a fast-moving engineering team looking to rapidly build, ship, and iterate.
• Implement cloud-native solutions and deployment processes using AWS, Terraform, and Airflow.
• Contribute to architecture design, code reviews, CI/CD improvements, and modernization best practices.
• Collaborate with BAs and product teams to interpret requirements and build customizable software solutions.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and work within Jira (though not a major requirement).

Must-Haves:

• Strong, hands-on Spring Boot development experience (core requirement).
• Experience modernizing monolithic applications into microservices.
• Strong knowledge of AWS cloud services.
• Experience with Terraform (infrastructure-as-code).
• Understanding of Airflow (process management / scheduling).
• Strong Agile software development experience.
• Ability to operate independently with minimal hand-holding.

Nice-to-Haves / Plusses:

• Capital markets experience is a bonus (trading systems, portfolio management platforms).
• Experience building software that integrates with or supplements systems like Charles River, Bloomberg AIM, or Aladdin.
• Experience in large banks, funds, or asset management environments.
• Ability to provide product-level thinking and input into a rapidly maturing tech stack.