At a Glance
- Tasks: Join a dynamic team to develop and enhance a cloud-hosted platform for investment banking.
- Company: HCLTech, a global leader in technology with a collaborative culture.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, health benefits, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Engage in a hands-on role with excellent career advancement potential.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in finance tech while working with cutting-edge tools and practices.
- Qualifications: Strong Kotlin experience and familiarity with Extreme Programming practices.
The predicted salary is between 63000 - 77000 £ per year.
HCLTech is a global technology company, home to 219,000+ people across 54 countries, delivering industry-leading capabilities centered on digital, engineering and cloud, powered by a broad portfolio of technology services and products. We work with clients across all major verticals, providing industry solutions for Financial Services, Manufacturing, Life Sciences and Healthcare, Technology and Services, Telecom and Media, Retail and CPG, and Public Services. Consolidated revenues as of $13+ billion.
HCL require two senior, experienced Kotlin engineers to support and extend a cloud‑hosted platform used for bookbuilding issuances across Investment Banking Capital Markets. These roles will join a high‑caliber London front‑office engineering team building a new issuance platform to replace a legacy bookbuilder. This is a hands‑on engineering role with strong emphasis on Extreme Programming (XP) practices, including mob programming, test‑first development, and continuous refactoring. Engineers are expected to contribute across development, integration, and production support, working closely as a team to maintain a high standard of code quality and system reliability.
Location: London
Required Skills
- Strong commercial experience building backend services in Kotlin
- Deep experience with XP practices, including:
- Mob programming as a primary way of working
- Test‑driven development (TDD)
- Continuous refactoring and clean code discipline
- Cloud experience in CARE Cloud / GCP, including:
- GKE and / or Cloud Run
- Cloud SQL, Memorystore
- Artifact Registry, Cloud Logging
- Key Management
- CI/CD and SDLC experience in a regulated / enterprise environment
- Comfortable working in production systems with high availability and correctness requirements
Role Context
The focus now is on expanding into core business features such as Sales screens, hedge workflows, and allocation processes. The work is delivered incrementally, with a strong emphasis on small, testable changes, frequent feedback, and sustainable pace.
Engineers in this role:
- Work primarily in mobs, sharing ownership of design and code
- Build, test, and evolve services with a strong focus on clarity, simplicity, and maintainability
- Support the platform in production, using incidents and defects as opportunities to improve system design and resilience
Senior Java Kotlin Developer employer: HCLTech
HCLTech is an excellent employer for those looking to advance their careers in cloud and infrastructure migration. With a strong focus on professional development, employees benefit from competitive compensation and a collaborative work culture that encourages innovation and growth. Located in a dynamic environment, HCLTech offers unique opportunities to work on cutting-edge technology projects while ensuring a supportive atmosphere for personal and professional advancement.
