Lead Software Engineer - Java and Kafka

Join us and shape the future of financial technology with Prime Finance Services. You’ll have the opportunity to push boundaries, deliver market-leading solutions, and grow your career in a fast-paced, global environment. Collaborate with top technologists across Hong Kong, Singapore, Glasgow, and Mumbai. We value creativity, inclusion, and technical excellence—your ideas and expertise will make a real impact. If you’re ready to lead and innovate, this is your chance to thrive.

Job Summary: As a Lead Software Engineer in Prime Finance Services, you will architect and deliver cutting-edge, AI-driven workflows and solutions that add value to our business. You’ll work as part of a global team, enhancing and building trusted technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. Your role will focus on transforming our equity finance platform, partnering with diverse teams to drive business success. You will foster a culture of creativity and inclusion while tackling large-scale engineering challenges.

Job Responsibilities:

• Execute creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting

• Lead with an AI-driven approach in daily tasks

• Spearhead the design and development of real-time, mission-critical trading platforms using Java

• Tackle large-scale engineering challenges with technologies like Kafka

• Innovate, troubleshoot, and optimize for performance and stability

• Inspire and foster a culture of creativity, inclusion, and technical excellence

• Collaborate with stakeholders to deliver impactful solutions

• Drive system design, application development, testing, and operational stability

• Optimize low latency applications through testing and debugging

• Lead and contribute to all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle

• Promote advanced understanding of CI/CD, application resiliency, and security

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills:

• Expertise in GenAI usage

• Experience transforming Software Engineering with an AI-first approach

• Understanding of Prime Finance business, especially Securities Lending

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts

• Experience developing event-driven and batch Java applications in financial services

• Proficiency in Java/Spring, data structures, and performance tuning

• Solid experience with Kafka

• Proficiency in testing and debugging low latency applications

• Hands-on experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability

• Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle

• Advanced understanding of CI/CD, application resiliency, and security

• Knowledge of industry-wide technology trends and best practices

• Open-mindedness and willingness to learn

• Ability to work collaboratively in large teams

• Proficiency in software applications and technical processes within technical disciplines (cloud, AI, machine learning, mobile, etc.)

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills:

• UI development experience in React JS

Why Join Us? Be part of a global team that values creativity, inclusion, and technical excellence. You’ll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact, grow your skills, and collaborate with talented professionals across the world.