Senior/Principal Kotlin Engineer
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Senior/Principal Software Engineer - Kotlin £90,000-£150,000 basic salary Project at Tier One Investment Bank London - Hybrid working - flexible Are you a Senior/ Principal Engineer with commercial Kotlin experience who is ready to make an impact in one of the world’s leading financial institutions in the new year? We’re searching for a Senior/ Principal Kotlin focused Engineer to join a critical project at a Tier 1 Investment Bank, working on mission-critical systems that power global investment strategies. This is a greenfield project where you'll have a lot of autonomy and influence. Working for a developer-led software consultancy passionate about software craftsmanship and developer experience enables you to focus on the tech and not get bogged down in the politics. What you’ll do:
- Develop and maintain highly reliable backend systems using Kotlin.
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional engineering teams, delivering software that’s fast, scalable, and meets the demands of a global investment business.
- Contribute to the design of robust solutions, integrating with real-time trading and risk management systems
- Ensure code quality through best practices, TDD, and strong testing methodologies.
- Expertise in Kotlin and experience building high-performance backend systems.
- A solid background in distributed systems.
- Experience with cloud technologies
- Familiarity with microservices architecture, CI/CD pipelines, and Agile methodologies.
- A passion for writing clean, maintainable, and well-tested code.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-stakes environment, solving complex problems that directly impact the business.
- Exposure to a modern technology stack with Kotlin as the primary language
- A passionate team who care about their craft and software engineering best practices
- A flexible environment
- Solid salary, L&D budgets including global conferences, 10% pension, life insurance, health insurance, paid time off for family.
- Flexible working - projects available on a remote first basis with monthly meetups
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