Senior Java Engineer - Financial Crime Technology

We are hiring an experienced Senior Java Engineer to join a large-scale Financial Crime Technology transformation programme within a leading global financial services organisation.

This is a unique opportunity to work on a true greenfield initiative, building the next generation of Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Financial Crime solutions using modern engineering practices and technologies. You'll be joining a highly skilled team responsible for delivering scalable, cloud-enabled and event-driven platforms that support critical compliance and risk functions across multiple regions.

The role offers the opportunity to influence architecture decisions, engineering standards and technical direction while working alongside talented engineers, architects, product owners, compliance specialists and data teams.

About the program

• Join a greenfield Financial Crime technology transformation programme and help build a next-generation AML platform from the ground up.
• Work with modern technologies including Java, Kafka, Microservices, Cloud, Kubernetes, Event-Driven Architecture and AI within a high-performance environment.
• Gain global exposure while collaborating with international teams and contribute to a strategic programme with clear long-term growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test and deploy enterprise-grade applications using Java technologies
• Build scalable microservices and API-driven solutions
• Develop event-driven architectures using Kafka or similar streaming technologies
• Participate in solution design and architecture discussions
• Deliver software through the full SDLC lifecycle
• Support production systems and improve platform reliability and resilience
• Implement automated testing and engineering best practices
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines
• Collaborate with Product, Risk, Compliance and Engineering stakeholders
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to engineering standards across the team

Requirements

• 8+ years of software engineering experience
• Strong Java development experience within enterprise-scale environments
• Hands-on experience building Microservices architectures
• Strong experience with Kafka or equivalent event-streaming platforms
• Experience working with cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP or Private Cloud)
• CI/CD and DevOps experience
• Strong troubleshooting and production support skills
• Fluent Cantonese communication skills

Preferred Experience

• Financial Services or Banking experience
• Financial Crime, AML, KYC, Sanctions or Surveillance domain knowledge
• Python development experience
• Exposure to AI/ML, Agentic AI or Intelligent Automation
• Experience working in regulated environments
• Experience with large-scale data processing platforms

What's On Offer

• Greenfield engineering programme with significant investment
• Opportunity to influence architecture and engineering standards
• Modern technology stack including Java, Kafka, Cloud and Kubernetes
• Global collaboration across Asia, Europe and North America
• Strong career progression opportunities into Lead Engineer, Principal Engineer, Engineering Manager and Architecture pathways
• Hybrid working arrangement