Role: Senior Software Engineer
Company: Financial Services
Location: London - Hybrid 3 days per week
Salary: up to £120,000
Join a Service Modernisation team driving AI-first software development in financial services. This is a hands-on role modernising high-impact legacy services while building AI-powered engineering workflows.
What You'll Do
Modernise critical legacy Java services using AI-driven analysis and refactoring
Apply migration patterns (e.g. strangler fig) to deliver clean, modern APIs
Ship improvements in fast cycles with measurable gains in performance and reliability
Build AI-powered tooling, including MCP servers and AI-assisted CI/CD pipelines
Demonstrate how AI transforms developer productivity and code quality
What We're Looking For
6+ years' backend engineering experience (Java)
Proven experience modernising production systems at scale
Hands-on use of AI development tools (e.g. Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, LLMs)
Experience with MCP, AI automation, or agentic AI systems
Strong understanding of microservices and API design
Java / Microservices / API design / LLMs / AI / Claude Code / Copilot
Salary description
£80000.00 - £120000.00 per year