Description Are you a technologist who has a hunger to dig deep and get involved in providing first-class solutions to real-world problems? Java Software Engineer - Belfast First Derivative is a people-first company. We are powered by our ever-growing teams of specialist problem-solvers and process-evolvers. Our extensive capabilities offer agile solutions and exciting career opportunities – whether you're in the early stages of your career, looking for a new direction, or wanting to continue in a position of leadership. Joining the world’s largest Capital Markets dedicated consultancy, you will have the opportunity to gain exposure to a range of mission-critical projects, tech stacks, clients and a company that prides itself on career development, variety, and flexibility. We have opportunities for Mid-Senior Software Engineers who will work shoulder to shoulder with Tier 1 investment banks, including Morgan Stanley, UBS, Citigroup, JP Morgan and Credit Suisse to name a few. 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. What's in it for you? You will embark upon a career with life-long learning at its core, facilitating rapid professional and personal development and the opportunity to design your own career path. Benefits: Hybrid and Flexible Working Extensive Private Healthcare Package Private Pension Employee Assistance Programme Enhanced Maternity/ Paternity policies Group Life Protection Benefit Employee Referral Bonus Scheme Access to a range of skills and certifications such as GCP, AWS, Azure and more Additional Perks: FD Internal Network and Sports & Social Calendar, who host monthly and quarterly socials at each office. Aspiring LeadershipProgramme – a programme which provides a structured and practical pathway to fast-track talented individuals into leadership roles. STEP-up Awards - employee led awards designed to acknowledge excellence in four areas that are quintessential to us. TechSmiths Guild – helping employees get to grips with everything cloud computing and data storage (which are integral to the future of business and risk management). STRIVE Initiative and IMPACT Programme – development programmes put in place to support women in tech and financial services. Investment Club - employees learn the basics of investment and trading via workshops and competitions, mirroring real-life scenarios. Food Club – the opportunity to try out new cuisines together as a team Sports Club – a bit of healthy competition Getting involved in 5k fun runs, JPM challenge and SCB challenge.