At a Glance
- Tasks: Drive technical excellence in our core platform ecosystem using Node.js/TypeScript and Java/Kotlin.
- Company: Join a diverse and innovative tech company focused on cutting-edge solutions.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive salary, health benefits, remote work options, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Be part of a dynamic team with excellent career advancement opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by leading architectural decisions and mentoring fellow engineers.
- Qualifications: 10+ years in backend engineering with strong skills in distributed systems and modern tech stacks.
The predicted salary is between 72000 - 88000 £ per year.
We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer-Platform Services to drive our core platform ecosystem. In this role, you will drive technical excellence across dual-stack (Node.js/TypeScript and Java/Kotlin) distributed systems.
Job Role
- Own and operate platform services that include customer and developer portals and centralised document management plus other cross-cutting services
- Lead architectural decisions across the platform
- Mentor engineers and drive technical quality
Responsibilities
- Maintain and evolve engineering standards, shared libraries, service templates, API/event specifications, and Kafka integration patterns
- Own performance and reliability: distributed tracing, benchmarks, latency optimisation, incident response
- Continue Keycloak migration and identity infrastructure work
- Lead development of developer portal and internal tooling
Required experience
- 10+ years backend engineering with distributed systems at scale
- Strong in Node.js/TypeScript and Java/Kotlin
- Kafka and event-driven architecture
- AWS, Kubernetes, Docker in production
- Postgres, Elasticsearch; observability tooling (Datadog, Elastic APM)
- Financial services or other regulated/high-reliability environments
Desirable
- Identity/auth experience: Keycloak or similar, OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SAML
- Zero-downtime migration experience
- Developer experience/platform tooling (Backstage, service templates, DORA metrics)
- Technical leadership or product ownership of platform services
WSD is an employer that values diversity. We highly encourage applications from appropriately qualified and eligible candidates irrespective of age, race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, veteran status, disability, or any other status protected by applicable law.
Senior Software Engineer employer: Wallstreetdocs Ltd
WSD is an exceptional employer that fosters a culture of innovation and collaboration, providing employees with the opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology solutions in the financial industry. Located in the vibrant Canary Wharf area of London, our team enjoys access to industry-leading experts and major stakeholders, ensuring continuous professional growth and development. With a commitment to diversity and a dynamic work environment, we empower our employees to thrive and make a meaningful impact in their careers.
