Java Architect

Principal Engineer/Architect (Java, AI) – Greenfield Platform

Location: Manchester (hybrid) (4 days a week on site)

The role

Opportunity to join a greenfield build focused on a next-generation Corporate Actions platform within a global financial environment.

This is a hands-on Principal IC role with no line management, owning architecture and driving engineering direction across a large-scale distributed system.

What you’ll do

• Design and build Java (Spring Boot) microservices
• Architect event-driven systems (Kafka / messaging)
• Apply AI/ML to real-world business problems
• Work with modern development tooling, including AI-assisted environments
• Influence technical direction and engineering standards

What you’ll need

• Experience operating at Principal / Staff / Architect level
• Strong Java and distributed systems background
• Hands-on AI/ML experience (Python or similar)
• Experience with Kafka or MQ, SQL/Oracle, cloud and containerisation

Nice to have

• Financial services experience (post-trade, custody, corporate actions, trading)