BlackRock★3.8 (632)· London

You will design and develop distributed Java applications using Spring, Spring Boot, REST APIs, streaming technologies like Kafka and Apache Flink, relational databases (MS SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Sybase ASE), and Microsoft Azure. You will join BlackRock Global Markets’ In-Business technology team, building reliable, scalable technology to support the firm’s investment processes and platform architecture.

You'll work with Python (pandas, OOP), SQL (PostgreSQL, Snowflake), CI/CD pipelines, Git, and GitHub. You'll develop and support in-house fund management tools that assist Fund Managers in managing funds for Legal & General's asset management division.

Atlassian★3.9 (61)· London

Leading a distributed EMEA team, you'll use Python, JavaScript, APIs, and microservices to build AI-powered solutions with generative AI, LLMs, and agent-based frameworks. The Forward Deployed Engineering team partners with top organizations to solve complex problems using Atlassian’s AI capabilities.

Build and enhance data-driven solutions using Scala, Python, Java, Hadoop, and Spark (Hive nice to have) in a financial services environment. Work with cross-functional teams on scalable, high-performance applications, participating in code reviews and performance optimization.

Use Python (pandas, NumPy, SciPy, matplotlib/seaborn) and SQL with cloud-based data tools and large language models. Build predictive and statistical models to identify alpha signals from alternative data for a leading investment manager with a global presence.

You will execute A/B tests, multivariate tests, and personalisation campaigns using platforms like Optimizely, VWO, and Adobe Target, working with analytics suites such as Google Analytics 4 and Adobe Analytics, plus CMS and CDP tools. The role drives daily execution of the Rapid Iteration & Optimisation framework, collaborating with Paid Media, CX, and Development teams to deliver performance-enhancing site updates.

Works with A/B testing tools (Optimizely, VWO, Adobe Target), analytics (GA4, Adobe Analytics) and CDPs (Segment, Tealium), plus basic HTML, CSS, JS. Executes daily high-velocity site optimisation and continuous improvement for global clients within WPP Enterprise Solutions, collaborating with Paid Media, CX, and Development teams.

Arup★4.0 (352)· London

Python, Git/GitHub, pytest/unittest, CI/CD pipelines, AWS/GCP/Azure, Terraform/Docker, MATSim, Java, and PopulationSim. The Transport Modelling and City Modelling Lab teams build agent-based and activity-based models to solve urban transport challenges, using data and software engineering to plan future mobility systems.

You will work with Java microservices, Spring Boot, Python, SQL, Snowflake, dbt, Airflow, LangChain, Sagemaker, and MLflow. The data science team builds ML solutions for risk-based decisioning, pricing, and operational automation in insurtech/fintech. This is a hands-on leadership role—you will lead and develop the team while setting technical standards.

Work with Python, SQL, JavaScript/TypeScript, NumPy, Pandas/Polars, visualization libraries, and deep learning frameworks (PyTorch, JAX, or TensorFlow) to design and deploy full-stack data-driven applications and machine learning solutions. You will be embedded with Arsenal's Men’s First Team Analysis department, building tools that directly support coaching and analysis workflows.

You will work with kdb+, q, Python or Java, APIs (REST, messaging), Linux, AWS/GCP, Docker/Podman, and CI/CD. You will develop, test and maintain kdb+ applications and supporting services for market data and analytics on a Client Engineering team for a FinTech leader. You will also mentor junior developers.

Wise★3.5 (42)· London

You will build scalable systems for business onboarding and verification using Java or JVM languages, Spring framework, JDBC, and relational/non-relational databases with CI/CD pipelines and distributed systems. This engineering team owns end-to-end projects to automate verification, create flexible onboarding journeys, and manage compliance risks for Wise’s money-moving platform across Europe and the UK.

Design and deploy enterprise-grade AI applications using Python, LLMs (OpenAI, Claude, Gemini), RAG, vector databases, and LangChain/LangGraph on Azure/AWS with Docker and Kubernetes. Ascendion is an AI-first software engineering services provider delivering transformative solutions across multiple regions.

You'll work with Java/JVM and Spring on the backend, React/JavaScript/TypeScript on the frontend, plus CI/CD, distributed systems, and relational/non-relational databases. You'll join Wise's Account Integrity team, building fraud-prevention and financial-crime detection systems to protect customer accounts. Wise is a global technology company for moving and managing money.

Tesco★3.5 (25k)· London

You will work with Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, Apache Flink, Apache Beam, NoSQL databases, Redis, and Apache Camel. The Tesco Personalisation team builds real-time, low-latency services for recommendations, offers, and experimentation across web, mobile, and in-store channels using streaming data and ML.

This senior software engineer role uses Python, Snowflake, dbt, Kafka, Java, AWS, and Linux/Docker. You will build ELT pipelines and a streaming platform for tick data, consolidating legacy systems as part of the data engineering team for a systematic hedge fund.

You'll use Java, Kafka, Flink, SingleStore, HDFS/S3, and Scala to build high-performance, low-latency data systems. The Data Platform team in Global Markets owns the post-trade stack, processing high volumes of data and developing an AI-powered analytics UI/agent framework.

Work with Java/Spring, React, JavaScript/TypeScript, CI/CD pipelines, and distributed systems. You'll join the Account Integrity team building a globally scalable fraud prevention engine to protect customer accounts and prevent financial crime using machine learning and real-time monitoring.

You'll use Python, SQL, shell scripting, containerization, infrastructure-as-code tools, and Scala/Java or Python to build and maintain scalable data pipelines. You'll support a financial technology company's data infrastructure, contributing to AI/ML experiences and international applications. No team size is stated.

Goldman Sachs★3.9 (2.3k)· London

Build a high-performance, low-latency data platform for post-trade processing using Java, Kafka, Flink, SingleStore, HDFS/S3, and Scala. You will own the full lifecycle of core systems, designing distributed computation and an AI-powered UI/agent framework to deliver intelligent analytics over large-scale business data.

Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, and PostgreSQL drive the design of highly available services and event-driven systems for Wise’s Partner Cash Management team, which builds infrastructure enabling banks to fund, hold, and manage liquidity in interbank payment networks. You will shape architecture across 700+ microservices and mentor engineers.

Python, PyTorch, Ray, distributed systems, cloud and GPU infrastructure. You will build platforms and services supporting ML training and deployment, develop tooling for data processing and model lifecycle, and maintain distributed systems for a well-funded AI company.

Work with BigQuery, Airflow, BigTable, DynamoDB, Python, Scala, Spark, TensorFlow/PyTorch, Docker, Kubernetes, and LLMs building end-to-end ML pipelines. You'll own ML-powered features for the Recommendations Experience team, connecting 200M+ users with personalized music.

A 12-month contract role in Waterloo requiring active SC clearance. You will design and deploy scalable ML algorithms, work with time-series data, and use Python, JavaScript, Java, React, and cloud platforms for an enterprise AI client.

Work with Java (including JDK migration), Kotlin, Python, Kubernetes, ArgoCD, OpenTelemetry, and modern CI/CD pipelines to develop and maintain distributed services for ingesting and processing financial market reference data. You will modernize critical production systems, including a large-scale Java/JDK upgrade programme and improvements to platform reliability and cloud-native infrastructure.