We are a leading trading platform that is ambitiously expanding to the four corners of the globe. Our top-rated products have won prestigious industry awards for their cutting-edge technology and seamless client experience. We deliver only the best, so we are always in search of the best people to join our ever-growing talent team.
Capital.com is a global trading platform offering clients to invest in Gold, Oil, Apple, Tesla and 6,500+ other world-renowned markets. We are enhancing our Backend Team and looking for great Engineers with an interest in trading to join our Team!
Our Backend Engineering team plays a pivotal role in ensuring the robustness, speed, and security of our Product. Dedicated to enhancing performance, providing a best-in-class user experience, ensuring compliance, and safeguarding data, the team’s efforts directly impact our ability to offer clients a seamless and secure trading journey.
We are seeking a skilled Java Backend Engineer to join our growing team. You will be responsible for developing and optimising our backend systems that power our Product. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure the reliability, scalability, and security of our systems, with a focus on enhancing the performance and user experience for our clients.
Experience & Domain Knowledge Requirements:
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Backend: Strong understanding of distributed applications and client-server model
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Financial Applications Proficiency: Experience in FinTech, Banking, or similar areas is a must
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Scalability Technologies: Knowledge about technologies that allow for platform scaling to handle sudden influxes of user activities or transactions
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High-Performance Platforms: Experience in designing, building, and optimising high-performance systems is a plus
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Security: Knowledge of potential threats and security measures for transactional data is a plus.
Technical Skills Requirements:
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Java and Spring: Strong experience with Java Core technologies and knowledge of the Spring framework
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Database Mastery: Strong SQL knowledge (PostgreSQL)
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Asynchronous Programming: Advanced understanding and hands-on experience in asynchronous programming methods
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Version Control & Development Practices: Proficiency in Git Flow and XP practices
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Operational Proficiency: Understanding and hands-on experience with Ops activities, Kubernetes, pipelines, and modern CI/CD patterns and strategies
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Cloud Platforms: Understanding of the Cloud Native applications principles and basic knowledge of resources and use cases for public cloud (AWS, Azure, and GCP)
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Events streaming: Understanding of the event driven architecture (Kafka or similar solutions)
Soft Skills Requirements:
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Communication: Effective communication skills, especially with teams responsible for security, operations and product
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Analytical thinking: Ability to tackle and investigate complicated problems and convert it to the task
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Adaptability to Rapid Changes: Demonstrated capability to adjust to quick technological shifts and evolving business requirements
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Ownership and Accountability: Readiness to take ownership of tasks, issues as well as demonstrate accountability of the results and outcome
Nice to have:
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Trading Systems: This would be a plus to have experience in developing core trading services, implementing real-time financial trading services, risk-based calculation algorithms, and designing low-latency, high-availability service
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Scala and Akka: Experience with Scala and Akka is big plus
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Crypto: Understanding and practical experience of blockchain fundamentals and platforms
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Performance: Knowledge of JVM performance optimization practices
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Third-party systems: Proficiency in MetaTrader platform development and integration
What you will get in return:
- You will join a company, that cares about work and life balance
- Annual Bonus based on the performance review cycle
- Generous Annual Leave Policy
- Medical Insurance and Pension fund, with additional benefit packages based on the location
- Flexible work options: choose between a hybrid model or fully remote work across your country of employment
- Workation Policy with 30 additional days working remotely from anywhere in the world
- Possibility of taking two additional days of paid leave per year to dedicate to volunteering efforts
Be a key player at the forefront of the digital assets movement, propelling your career to new heights!
Join a dynamic and rapidly expanding company that values and rewards talent, initiative, and creativity.
Work alongside one of the most brilliant teams in the industry.
