Job Details

We're partnering with a global organisation undergoing a major AI-first transformation of its payment and financial technology platforms. As a Senior Software Engineer you will pair deep engineering expertise with AI-assisted delivery to build the next generation of event-driven, cloud-native payment services. You will architect and ship resilient platforms, champion responsible AI adoption, and help teams move faster while staying compliant and secure.

*12 month contract

What You'll Be Doing

• Design and build scalable microservices and event-driven systems powering modern digital experiences
• Collaborate with product, architecture, and data teams to integrate AI and machine learning into workflows
• Lead modernisation of legacy systems using domain-driven design and incremental transformation approaches
• Enable AI-assisted operations through strong observability, telemetry, and automation
• Drive engineering best practices across testing, resilience, and system reliability
• Improve developer experience through CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code, and AI-enabled tooling
• Mentor engineers on AI-first development practices and responsible use of emerging tools
• Balance innovation with delivery, making pragmatic and well-informed technical decisions

What We're Looking For

• Strong experience building software in complex, distributed environments
• Expert-level Java with modern frameworks and tooling
• Hands-on experience with AWS (or similar cloud platforms) and Kubernetes
• Solid understanding of event-driven architecture and streaming platforms (e.g., Kafka)
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps, and observability tooling
• Exposure to AI-assisted engineering tools (e.g., Copilot) or ML/LLM-based systems
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to work across technical and non-technical teams