Java Developer

About Albany Beck

Albany Beck is a specialist Financial Services Consultancy helping institutions deliver complex change and transformation while building the internal capability to sustain it. We combine subject matter expertise with innovative delivery models that help clients scale efficiently, while offering meaningful, long-term career opportunities to our people.

At Albany

Beck, you’ll be choosing to work with an organisation that’s passionate about your learning journey and committed to your professional and personal development.

Summary

We are currently looking to recruit multiple Java Developers to join our growing technology teams within the financial services sector.

These opportunities will suit experienced Java Developers who are passionate about building robust, scalable and high-performing applications. You will have the opportunity to work on a range of exciting technology initiatives, contributing to the development and enhancement of business-critical systems within a dynamic financial services environment.

We are interested in hearing from developers at different levels of experience, from mid-level through to senior, who can bring strong technical capabilities and a collaborative approach.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain applications using Java.
• Build and enhance backend services, APIs and microservices.
• Develop scalable, reliable and high-performing software solutions.
• Work collaboratively with architects, business analysts, testers and other developers.
• Participate in the full software development lifecycle.
• Contribute to technical design, code reviews and development best practices.
• Identify and resolve technical issues, ensuring application stability and performance.
• Work within Agile delivery teams to deliver projects and business objectives.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Strong commercial experience with Java (Java 8 or above).
• Experience with Spring Framework and Spring Boot.
• Knowledge of REST APIs and microservices architecture.
• Strong understanding of object-oriented programming.
• Experience working with SQL and relational databases.
• Familiarity with Git and modern development practices.
• Experience working within Agile environments.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills.

Desirable Experience

• Previous experience within banking or financial services.
• Exposure to AWS, Azure or GCP.
• Knowledge of Kafka, RabbitMQ or other messaging technologies.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes and CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiarity with automated testing tools such as JUnit and Mockito.
• Knowledge of financial products, payments, trading or transaction processing.