Vice President - Full Stack Engineer (Java/Angular/AI)

We are working with a global financial institution building a new engineering team focused on developing a large-scale internal platform within a critical business area.

This is a greenfield initiative focused on modernising and scaling internal technology capabilities through high-quality engineering and platform design. The environment is highly technical and hands-on, with a strong focus on building reliable, scalable systems within a regulated environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and enhance scalable distributed systems handling high volumes of data and transactions
• Develop and maintain backend services and APIs using modern engineering practices
• Contribute to system design, architecture discussions, and technical decision-making
• Build resilient, automated systems with strong focus on reliability, observability, and performance
• Work closely with engineering and product teams to deliver production-grade solutions
• Contribute to CI/CD, testing, monitoring, and operational improvements across platforms
• Support and mentor junior engineers within the team

• Strong Java engineering experience within distributed or microservices-based environments
• Experience building production systems within financial services or similarly regulated industries
• Strong knowledge of Spring Boot and backend engineering best practices
• Exposure to Angular or TypeScript beneficial
• Experience working with high-volume, scalable systems
• Familiarity with event-driven architecture and messaging systems
• Experience with cloud-native technologies, CI/CD pipelines, and observability tooling
• Strong hands-on engineering mindset and interest in modern development tooling, including AI-assisted workflows

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