Java Software Engineer in trading

Capital.com operates a trading platform offering award-winning products built around advanced technology and a seamless client experience. Its engineering team works to improve product performance, user experience, compliance, data protection, and the security of clients’ trading journeys.

• Design and build scalable, low-latency, high-performance backend services
• Develop distributed and asynchronous systems for reliability and fault tolerance
• Optimize performance across JVM, databases, caching, and networking
• Apply security best practices when handling client PII and financial transactions
• Use event-driven architectures and modern messaging solutions such as Kafka
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align architecture with business needs
• Maintain code quality through testing, code reviews, and CI/CD practices
• Leverage AI tools to accelerate development, testing, and delivery

• Proven experience in FinTech, Banking, or related financial domains
• Strong understanding of distributed systems architecture and the client-server model
• Ability to design and maintain scalable, low-latency, high-performance systems
• Solid knowledge of concurrency, multithreading, and asynchronous programming
• Awareness of security best practices for handling PII and financial transactions
• Basic understanding of network protocols and troubleshooting
• Experience working as a team player in a fast-paced, product-led environment
• Advanced knowledge of Java Core technologies and the Spring framework
• Proficiency with SQL databases, including performance, structure, and replication
• Hands-on experience with asynchronous programming methods
• Understanding of event-driven architecture, such as Kafka or similar solutions
• Understanding and hands-on experience with Ops activities, Kubernetes, pipelines, Fit Flow, and modern CI/CD patterns and strategies
• Ability to use AI technologies for coding assistance, debugging, testing, documentation, and workflow optimization
• Effective communication, especially with teams responsible for security, operations, and product
• Ability to investigate complex problems and translate them into tasks
• Ability to adapt to technological shifts and evolving business requirements
• Readiness to take ownership of tasks and issues and be accountable for results
• Будет плюсом: JVM performance optimization practices, NoSQL databases, in-memory caching solutions

• Competitive salary and annual performance-based bonus
• Generous annual leave
• Health insurance and pension fund, with additional benefits depending on location
• Workation policy: 30 days of remote work from anywhere in the world
• Two additional paid volunteering days per year
• Employee referral program with rewards