Senior JVM Software Engineer

ARM

Full-time computer-and-mathematical
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Location
London, London, United Kingdom
Posted
July 20, 2026

Job Description

Senior JVM Software Engineer (Scala/Java)

6-12-month contract - Inside IR35 - up to £600 per day

London based - hybrid working - 2-3 days onsite

Finance sector - must have previous experience

Overview

Our client is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join a team building a distributed calculation engine used to calculate financial indices and quantitative models. This is a business-critical platform operating within a high-performance financial services environment.

This is primarily a backend engineering role, focused on designing and building new functionality rather than support or maintenance.

Skills & Experience

Strong senior-level software engineering background
Significant commercial experience with JVM technologies (Scala or Java)
Experience building complex backend or distributed systems
Strong understanding of software engineering fundamentals, including:
Concurrency
Testing
Design patterns
Cle...