Java backend developer - Fintech, Central London, £70-75K bens. You should have a strong background as a Java backend developer with experience of Spring, Kubernetes, Microservices and have built & maintained highly scalable and secure web applications and APIs, ideally working for a Fintech. Java backend developer - Fintech, Central London, £70-75K bens. You should have a strong background as a Java backend developer with experience of Spring, Kubernetes, Microservices and have built & maintained highly scalable and secure web applications and APIs ideally working for a Fintech. Role responsibilities: &x2022; Build and maintain highly scalable and secure web applications, services, and APIs. &x2022; Collaborate with Product Managers and stakeholders to gather and refine specifications and requirements. &x2022; Collaborate with Support and CSM functions to troubleshoot and debug customer issues. &x2022; Participate in code reviews to maintain code quality, promote knowledge sharing, and ensure high development standards across the organisation. &x2022; Write well-structured, reliable, efficient and easily maintainable code. &x2022; Learn about Open Banking and PSD Payment Services Directive and the different things you can build with the APIs provided. Your background / experience: &x2022; You have experience with Java and Spring Framework. &x2022; You have experience with Kubernetes and micro services. &x2022; You can comfortably debug a distributed system e.g. using distributed tracing. &x2022; You can design a RESTful API and list all the pros and cons of your design. &x2022; You have an API-first product mindset: you care about customer outcomes and you like to listen to their use-cases before diving into code. &x2022; You can drive an initiative on your own, and you are also able support your team's goals. &x2022; You have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field experience. &x2022; You are driven and curious. You ask questions and you strive to understand. &x2022; You understand that the team will have different strengths. You're happy to learn from them and to share your expertise. &x2022; You are comfortable with the pace, ambiguity, and the need to be a self-starter that comes with working in a start-up. Bonus experience: &x2022; You have worked with PSD2 or Open Banking technologies before &x2022; You are familiar with reactive programming This role requires just 1 day a week in the office. This Java Backend Developer role is based in Central London and pays c£70-75K base pension, BUPA.