Senior Java Developer

Salary: £63,000 - 103,000 per year

Requirements:

• Experience in Java server-side software development
• Experience designing, building, debugging, and operating distributed systems
• Experience designing and evolving messaging protocols
• Experience designing and evolving software libraries
• Experience applying various forms of testing to underpin software qualities, e.g., correctness and performance
• Experience in measuring, benchmarking and profiling components and systems
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• We are looking for a great team player who loves sharing knowledge and learning from others
• We are looking for someone excited about learning new things and keeping up to date
• We are looking for someone happy to work in a test-driven and Agile development fashion
• Employment/engagement is subject to an acceptable background check

Responsibilities:

• Design and develop Java applications and libraries
• Write clean, efficient and well-documented code
• Troubleshoot and debug Java applications to ensure smooth performance
• Participate in code reviews to ensure code quality, maintainability, and reusability
• Keep up-to-date with emerging trends and technologies in Java development
• Pair with other team members to ensure high-quality outcomes

Technologies:

• Java

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We are Adaptive, a financial consulting firm partnering with capital, commodity, and digital market participants. We value differentiation through technology and design and deliver complex front-office technology solutions using our proven accelerators to create long-term competitive advantage. Our clients include leading investment banks, investment managers, fintechs, and capital market service providers. We have a global reach with offices in London, New York, Barcelona, and Montreal, and we are expanding our product capability across Aeron, Hydra, Artio, and Aeron Sequencer. We offer a high-standard engineering culture, a collaborative and inclusive team environment, strong work/life balance with a highly flexible hybrid working model and well-being benefits, and a positive culture supported by diversity and inclusion programmes. Benefits include 25 days holiday, family medical and dental, pension plan, season ticket loan, gym subsidy, life insurance, long-term disability insurance, and an Employee Assistance Plan. Our interview process includes three stages with a recruiter, a Java colleague, and a face-to-face or Zoom interview with a technical task and our local director.

last updated 34 week of 2026