Contract type: B2B (PFA / SRL)

Work model: Hibrid Romania, Bucharest, 2 days on-site, 3 days remote

Industry: Financial Services / Trading Systems

Role Overview

We are looking for a Java Developer to join a team within the Financial EQD department, supporting and enhancing a Forex trading platform used to manage foreign exchange products such as spots, forwards, and swaps.

The platform is a pre-trade microservices architecture responsible for integrating trading deals, calculating hedging strategies, booking transactions, and reporting operations to clients.

You will work in an Agile/Scrum environment, contributing to the development of scalable backend services while collaborating closely with the Front Office trading team.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop new features end-to-end as part of an Agile/Scrum team

• Build scalable and high-quality solutions using modern development practices (clean code, automated testing, monitoring, security by design)

• Contribute to the development and improvement of Java-based microservices

• Provide L3 support for applications running in the production environment when required

• Contribute ideas and improvements to the existing architecture, services, and processes

• Maintain and improve the Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery pipelines

• Collaborate closely with the Front Office team to ensure high-quality feature delivery

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong experience with Java (version 11 or higher)

• Solid knowledge of Spring Framework and Spring Boot

• Experience building Java microservices and REST APIs

• Experience working with relational databases such as PostgreSQL or Sybase

• Good knowledge of Git and Maven

• Experience working in Linux environments and Shell scripting

• Experience with development tools such as IntelliJ or Eclipse

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins or GitHub Actions)

• Experience with JUnit, Jira, and Cucumber

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science or equivalent

• Fluent English (written and spoken)

Nice to Have

• Experience with Java 21

• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes

• Familiarity with ELK stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana)

• Frontend knowledge using Angular or React