Description First Derivative is driven by people, data, and technology, unlocking the value of insight, hindsight, and foresight to drive organizations forward. Counting many of the world's leading investment banks as clients, we help our clients navigate the data-driven, digital revolution that is transforming the financial services sector. Our global teams span across 15 offices serving clients across EMEA, North America and APAC. As an EPAM Systems, Inc. (NYSE: EPAM) company, a leading global provider of digital platform engineering and development services, we deliver advanced financial services solutions by empowering operational insights, driving innovation, and enabling more effective risk management in an increasingly data-centric world. Together with EPAM, we combine deep industry expertise with cutting-edge technology to help clients stay ahead in a rapidly evolving financial landscape, offering comprehensive solutions that drive business transformation and sustainable growth. What will you do? You will be responsible for the ownership of key projects, working across all phases of the SDLC, including analysis, design, development, testing and deployment. As a Senior Developer, you will be accountable for issuing technical guidance to Junior Developers, including overseeing their deliverables and providing architectural guidance. You will work on cutting edge technology on a variety of projects across Greenfield, Front Office, Data/ Cloud Migration, Regulatory Reporting, Trade Reconciliation and more Our main tech stack includes: Core Java (version 8 or higher) Spring Framework/ Spring Boot Object Oriented design principles and patterns CI/ CD tools such as Jenkins Microservices architecture, including containers and serverless implementation e.g., Kubernetes, Docker, OpenShift, AWS Lambda, Cloud Functions, etc. JPA frameworks such as Hibernate and SQL Agile methodologies What experience will you need? Core Skills: Proficiency in Core Java with a focus on performance tuning and optimization. Strong experience with relational databases (eg. PostgreSQL) and NoSQL databases (MongoDB). Experience in database migration from Sybase and DB2 to modern platforms. Architecture & Algorithms: Expertise in service-oriented architecture, core engineering, algorithms, and data structures. Solid understanding of concurrent distributed environments and data modelling. Cloud & Microservices: Experience with microservices architecture and cloud-ready application development. Familiarity with high-frequency trading systems and low-latency application design. Benefits: Extensive Private Healthcare Package Private Pension Employee Assistance Programme Enhanced Maternity/ Paternity policies Group Life Protection Benefit Employee Referral Bonus Scheme Candidate personal data will be processed in line with our Global Candidate Privacy Notice