Software Engineer (Core Platform)

Hiring: Software Development Engineer II (Core Platform)

Location: New York

Hybrid

6 Months Contract (Likely to extend)

We’re working with a
high-growth fintech infrastructure company
building the technology that powers global investing platforms.

They’re looking for a
Software Development Engineer II
to join their
Core Platform team
, responsible for building the internal services, APIs, and developer tooling that enable engineering teams to move faster and scale reliably.

This is a great opportunity for engineers who enjoy working on
distributed systems, platform infrastructure, and developer experience
in a cloud-native environment.

What you’ll be working on

As part of the Core Platform team, you’ll design and build
shared services and internal tools
used across the entire engineering organisation.

You’ll be working on things like:

• Designing and developing
shared platform services, libraries, and APIs in Java

• Building
internal developer tooling and self-service infrastructure
that improves developer productivity

• Developing
event-driven systems using technologies like Kafka

• Improving
CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation

• Designing scalable
microservices and cloud-native architecture

• Ensuring platform
reliability, observability, and high availability

• Collaborating with engineering teams to improve
developer experience across the platform

Your work will directly impact the
speed, scalability, and reliability of systems used across the organisation.

Tech Stack

• Java

• Kafka / event-driven architecture

• AWS cloud infrastructure

• Microservices architecture

• PostgreSQL / MySQL

• CI/CD pipelines and automated deployments

• Docker / Kubernetes (nice to have)

• Observability tools such as Prometheus or Grafana

What we’re looking for

•
3–5 years of experience
in backend or platform engineering

• Strong experience building
Java-based services and APIs

• Experience with
distributed systems or event-driven architectures

• Exposure to
cloud-native development, ideally AWS

• Experience working with
relational databases such as PostgreSQL or MySQL

• Familiarity with
CI/CD pipelines and modern software delivery practices

• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in collaborative engineering teams

Nice to have

• Experience with
Docker or Kubernetes

• Exposure to
platform engineering or developer tooling

• Experience in
fintech, trading systems, or financial platforms

• Experience with
observability or monitoring tools

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