Your new company
Working for a globally renowned financial organisation
Your new role
We're looking for a Senior Software/ Data Platform Engineer to help evolve a large‑scale financial data platform. The environment includes both long‑standing enterprise systems and modern AWS cloud services. The platform handles high‑volume structured data and supports internal systems and customer‑facing products.
A big part of the role involves working with large SQL Server environments, so strong SQL skills are essential. You'll help modernise core systems, improve performance and reliability, and build scalable backend and data services.
This role suits engineers who are comfortable working across legacy and modern architectures and who have strong experience designing and building reliable APIs and data services.
What you'll need to succeed
Great professional experience as a Senior Software/ Data Platform Engineer in financial services.
Strong SQL Server expertise (queries, stored procedures, indexing, performance tuning)
Experience with large relational datasets
Backend development experience in Python or C#
Some experience with designing API's
Experience working in AWS environments
Experience with complex enterprise or legacy systems
Strong analytical and problem-solving skillsDesirable:
You've modernising legacy systems
Building data pipelines or ETL processes
Using AI-assisted development tools
Experience in financial or market data environments
What you'll get in return
Flexible working options available.
What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
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