Octopus is hiring | Senior Java Developer | Card Payments - 12 month contract
Our client a major player in the card payments space is building high-volume, real-time transaction systems — and they need a seriously strong Java engineer to join the team.
If you like low-latency systems, clean architecture, and tech that actually handles millions of transactions, this one’s worth a look.
What we’re looking for (non-negotiables):
* 5–10 years Java (this is key)
* Solid Spring Boot / microservices experience
* Strong experience building APIs at scale
⚙️ You’ll need at least 2 of the below:
* ☁️ AWS (3+ years) – S3, Lambda, DynamoDB
* Big Data (3+ years) – Spark, Snowflake, Kafka
* Containers (3+ years) – Kubernetes / OpenShift
* Payments experience (2–3 years) – card payments / fintech / transaction systems
We’re being strict here — at leat 2 of the above is required to get through to interview.
The stack:
Java | Spring Boot | AWS | Snowflake | Kubernetes | CI/CD | Postgres
Role is hybrid 2 days on site in Hampshire. Inside IR35. 12 month contract please send CV in first instance to be considered.