Lead Java Scala Developer / PM

Overview

In this role you drive full-stack development at a fintech startup, combining coding excellence with project leadership. You will mentor junior developers and contribute to release and technical strategy in a fast-paced, flat-structured team. You’ll tackle complex problems in trading tech, big data, and language processing with a strong focus on delivering robust, scalable solutions. This is a high-impact, hands-on role for technologists who love cutting-edge challenges and continuous learning.

Pay / Benefits

• relocation offered
• opportunity to work with cutting-edge tech
• high-profile client
• financial incentives potential

Responsibilities

• Code across the stack to deliver robust features
• Provide project management and release management
• Lead core software development and infrastructure improvements
• Research and experiment with new approaches
• Make technical decisions and contribute to strategy
• Mentor four junior developers
• Take ownership of delivering complex solutions

Key requirements

• Degree in Computer Science
• Object-oriented experience in Scala or Java
• Experience with dynamic languages (Ruby, Python)
• Web technologies including Ruby on Rails, CoffeeScript, Backbone.js, HTML, SASS/CSS
• SQL and NoSQL databases (Redis preferred)
• XML and Antlr (ideally)
• Build tools (Maven, CMake, Rake)
• Appetite for solving complex problems

• learning mindset
• mentorship
• strong communication
• Java
• Scala
• Ruby