Java Developer

Job Description

Our client is one of the world's largest and most respected financial institutions , with 329 years of success, quality, and innovation behind it.

We are looking for a strong JAVA developer to help us grow! There are multiple exciting challenges ranging from maintaining low latency, high throughput in handling millions of events a day, modernizing the Lucene-based back-end for UIs, introducing thin-clients based on HTML-5, enhancing our SOA architecture to use a more efficient shared-caching mechanism while at the same time minimizing breaks through reconciliation with external parties and helping our clients' business achieve his ambition of being a top-ranking investment broker!

The team is global and currently 50-strong with 10 of them in Prague. Our client is now growing further and with it the opportunities to advance and lead.

YOUR ROLE

• Designing and developing both business and non-functional features using Java technologies and advanced object-oriented programming principles.
• Working closely with a global development team to deliver scalable, high-quality solutions.
• Learning the Cash Equities business and relevant regulatory requirements to align development with business goals.
• Collaborating with business analysts and operations teams to gather, clarify, and implement technical and functional requirements.
• Following structured Agile/Scrum development processes and applying test-driven development to ensure high code quality and support a zero-defect strategy.
• Utilizing modern development toolsets such as Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, and TeamCity for task management, documentation, version control, and CI/CD.
• Cooperating with testing and support teams throughout the project lifecycle to ensure smooth delivery and deployment.
• Investigating production issues with application support teams and contributing to platform improvements that enhance stability, maintainability, and resilience.
• Working onsite in the Prague office three days per week as part of a hybrid work model.

YOUR PROFILE

• Strong experience with Java, including advanced concepts and object-oriented design patterns.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices and modern development workflows.
• Proficiency in Git for source control and build tools such as Maven or Gradle.
• Working knowledge of Spring or Spring Boot frameworks.
• Experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases.
• Solid hands-on experience with unit and integration testing, as well as release management.
• Comfortable operating in Linux environments and scripting in Python, Perl, or Bash.
• Understanding of web services, middleware, and messaging systems.
• Exposure to containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.
• A good grasp of microservices architecture and building scalable, distributed systems.

WHAT YOU'LL LOVE ABOUT WORKING HERE

• We offer a space for self-realization, and we’ll support you to push yourself further and help you get certifications! The advantage of an international company is that it offers both know-how and diverse opportunities across branches.
• We are fans of flexibility and trust. Working hours are relaxed and a home office is of course possible. The most important thing is that YOUR work is delivered on time and with quality.
• We offer multiple benefits, such as meal vouchers, multisport card, birthday day off, free entrance to a fitness studio in the office building and much more! Except that, we organize a company breakfast every month!