About The Role FDM is a global business and technology consultancy seeking a experienced engineer to work for our client within the finance sector. This is initially a 12-month contract with the potential to extend and will be a hybrid role that will be based in London. We’re working with a leading consultancy to support their end client in scaling high-performing feature teams. We’re looking for seasoned engineers who thrive in fast-paced, collaborative environments and bring a consulting mindset to problem-solving and delivery. You’ll be joining a cross-functional feature team focused on building and enhancing critical services and user-facing features. This is a hands-on engineering role with a strong emphasis on architecture, scalable systems, and modern cloud-native technologies. Key Responsibilities: Design, develop, and maintain scalable microservices using Java and Spring Boot Build and integrate event-driven systems with Kafka Contribute to frontend development using Angular and React Deploy and manage services on AWS Collaborate with product owners, designers, and other engineers in an Agile environment Apply engineering best practices, including CI/CD, testing, and code reviews Bring a consulting approach to stakeholder engagement and delivery About You Ideal Candidate: 5 years of software engineering experience Strong background in Java and microservices architecture Experience with Kafka and cloud platforms (preferably AWS) Proficient in modern frontend frameworks (Angular and/or React) Previous experience in a consultancy or client-facing delivery role Excellent communication and problem-solving skills About Us Why join us Career coaching, mentoring and access to upskilling throughout your entire FDM career Assignments with global companies and opportunities to work abroad Opportunity to re-skill and up-skill into new areas, develop non-linear career paths and build a skillset within your field Annual leave, work-place pension and BAYE share scheme About FDM We are a business and technology consultancy and one of the UKs leading employers, recruiting the brightest talent to become the innovators of tomorrow. We have centres across Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific, and a global workforce of over 3,500 Consultants. FDM has shown exponential growth throughout the years, firmly establishing itself as an award-winning employer and is listed on the FTSE4Good Index. Diversity and Inclusion FDM Group is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, provincial or local laws.