Location: London, UK - 5 days a week onsite
I'm partnered with a leading global financial institution that is looking to hire a Backend Developer with Java / Kotlin expertise as a de facto Founding Engineer to help launch a greenfield initiative.
This is an opportunity to join at an early stage and play a key role in designing, building, and scaling a new platform from the ground up, with significant ownership across architecture, engineering, and technical direction.
The successful candidate will have a strong track record of working at significant scale , building distributed systems that support a large number of end users and operate reliably in complex, high-availability environments.
Key Responsibilities
- Architect and build at scale — design highly scalable, distributed systems capable of supporting a large and growing user base.
- Own the engineering from the ground up — make high-impact decisions around architecture, technology, and technical direction.
- Build for resilience — engineer systems that are fault-tolerant, secure, highly available, and built to perform under pressure.
- Solve genuinely hard engineering problems — identify performance bottlenecks, tackle complex production issues, and continuously improve the platform.
- Raise the engineering bar — champion modern technologies, pragmatic design patterns, and best practices across the development lifecycle.
- Ideal opportunity for an engineer who wants genuine 0→1 ownership.
What We're Looking For
- Strong backend engineering experience with Java and/or Kotlin, building production-grade systems.
- Proven experience working at significant scale , building platforms used by a large number of end users.
- Deep understanding of distributed systems , scalability, reliability, and system design.
- A pragmatic, high-ownership mindset — comfortable making decisions, navigating ambiguity, and solving complex problems.
- A team-first engineer who shares knowledge, maintains high standards, and helps raise the technical bar around them.
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Back End Developer in London employer: Stanford Black Limited
Stanford Black Limited is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work culture that fosters innovation and collaboration within the AWS Cloud Engineering team in London. Employees benefit from extensive growth opportunities, hands-on experience with cutting-edge technologies, and a commitment to operational excellence, making it a rewarding environment for those passionate about cloud networking and automation.
