Senior Backend Product Engineer

p strong span data-contrast= auto About CAIS /span /strong span data-ccp-props= { quot;201341983 quot;:0, quot;335559738 quot;:240, quot;335559739 quot;:240, quot;335559740 quot;:240} br /span span data-contrast= auto CAIS is the pioneer in democratizing access to and education about alternative investments for independent financial advisors, empowering them to engage and transact with leading asset managers on a massive scale through a wide variety of alternative investment products and technology solutions. CAIS provides financial advisors with a broad selection of alternative investment strategies, including hedge funds, private equity, private credit, real estate, digital assets, and structured notes. CAIS also delivers industry-leading technology, operational efficiency, and world-class client service throughout the pre-trade, trade, and post-trade experience. CAIS serves over 2,500 wealth management firms that support more than 65,000 financial advisors who oversee approximately $8.5 trillion in end-client assets. /span span data-ccp-props= { quot;201341983 quot;:0, quot;335559738 quot;:240, quot;335559739 quot;:240, quot;335559740 quot;:240} nbsp; /span /p p strong span data-contrast= auto About the role /span /strong span data-ccp-props= { quot;201341983 quot;:0, quot;335559738 quot;:240, quot;335559739 quot;:240, quot;335559740 quot;:240} br /span span data-contrast= auto We’re looking for a Senior Backend Product Engineer to join our Capital Markets technology team in London. This is a hybrid, hands-on role: you’ll design, build and run systems across Pre-Trade, Trade and Post-Trade, covering Structured Investments, Equity IPOs, Hedging amp; Monetization, ETFs, and more. /span span data-ccp-props= { quot;201341983 quot;:0, quot;335559738 quot;:240, quot;335559739 quot;:240, quot;335559740 quot;:279} nbsp; /span /p p span data-contrast= auto We put a lot of emphasis on the “product” in product engineer. You’ll work alongside product managers and directly with the business to turn open-ended problems into working software, and the results show up in how a fast-growing company performs. AI is a big part of how we work: the team uses it throughout the development lifecycle and has already shipped several agentic features. You’ll help build the next ones. /span span data-ccp-props= { quot;201341983 quot;:0, quot;335559738 quot;:240, quot;335559739 quot;:240, quot;335559740 quot;:240} nbsp; /span /p p span data-contrast= auto span data-ccp-parastyle= Normal (Web) We work in small, autonomous teams using /span span data-ccp-parastyle= Normal (Web) the /span span data-ccp-parastyle= Normal (Web) Kanban /span span data-ccp-parastyle= Normal (Web) principles of /span span data-ccp-parastyle= Normal (Web) optimi /span span data-ccp-parastyle= Normal (Web) z /span span data-ccp-parastyle= Normal (Web) ing /span span data-ccp-parastyle= Normal (Web) flow /span span data-ccp-parastyle= Normal (Web) and /span span data-ccp-parastyle= Normal (Web) limiting WI /span span data-ccp-parastyle= Normal (Web) P. The /span span data-ccp-parastyle= Normal (Web) team owns its work together, from shaping the problem through to running it in production /span span data-ccp-parastyle= Normal (Web) . /span span data-ccp-parastyle= Normal (Web) We collaborate closely with colleagues and stakeholders in New York. Engineers own their work from shaping the problem through to running it in production. /span span data-ccp-parastyle= Normal (Web) While we have access to QA /span span data-ccp-parastyle= Normal (Web) expertise /span span data-ccp-parastyle= Normal (Web) , we consider quality to be everyone’s responsibility /span span data-ccp-parastyle= Normal (Web) , so engineers own testing too. We care about strong engineering fundamentals, especially as AI changes how we build. /span /span span data-ccp-props= { quot;134233117 quot;:true, quot;134233118 quot;:true, quot;201341983 quot;:0, quot;335559739 quot;:0, quot;335559740 quot;:240} nbsp; /span /p p span data-contrast= auto You’ll mostly write Kotlin, working with Spring, Postgres, Elasticsearch and Kafka, and deploying to Kubernetes on AWS through GitHub and ArgoCD. /span span data-ccp-props= { quot;201341983 quot;:0, quot;335559738 quot;:240, quot;335559739 quot;:240, quot;335559740 quot;:279} nbsp; /span /p p span data-contrast= auto Why join us /span span data-ccp-props= { quot;201341983 quot;:0, quot;335559738 quot;:240, quot;335559739 quot;:240, quot;335559740 quot;:240} nbsp; /span /p ul li strong span data-contrast= auto Real ownership /span /strong span data-contrast= auto : you’ll shape problems with the business, not just pick up tickets /span span data-ccp-props= { quot;134233117 quot;:true, quot;134233118 quot;:true, quot;201341983 quot;:0, quot;335559739 quot;:0, quot;335559740 quot;:240} nbsp; /span /li li strong span data-contrast= auto Visible impact /span /strong span data-contrast= auto : your work shows up directly in how a fast-growing business performs /span span data-ccp-props= { quot;134233117 quot;:true, quot;134233118 quot;:true, quot;201341983 quot;:0, quot;335559739 quot;:0, quot;335559740 quot;:240} nbsp; /span /li li strong span data-contrast= auto Interesting domain /span /strong span data-contrast= auto : complex, real-world problems across the full trade lifecycle /span span data-ccp-props= { quot;134233117 quot;:true, quot;134233118 quot;:true, quot;201341983 quot;:0, quot;335559739 quot;:0, quot;335559740 quot;:240} nbsp; /span /li li strong span data-contrast= auto Engineering quality: /span /strong span data-contrast= auto strong fundamentals and high standards /span span data-ccp-props= { quot;134233117 quot;:true, quot;134233118 quot;:true, quot;201341983 quot;:0, quot;335559739 quot;:0, quot;335559740 quot;:240} nbsp; /span /li li strong span data-contrast= auto Modern codebase: /span /strong span data-contrast= auto we’ve moved off legacy, and our systems have been built in the last few years /span span data-ccp-props= { quot;134233117 quot;:true, quot;134233118 quot;:true, quot;201341983 quot;:0, quot;335559739 quot;:0, quot;335559740 quot;:240} nbsp; /span /li /ul p strong span data-contrast= auto Skills amp; Experience /span /strong span data-ccp-props= { quot;134233117 quot;:true, quot;134233118 quot;:true, quot;201341983 quot;:0, quot;335559739 quot;:0, quot;335559740 quot;:240} nbsp; /span /p ul li span data-contrast= auto Experience working as a software developer with Java or Kotlin server-side applications /span span data-ccp-props= { quot;201341983 quot;:0, quot;335559739 quot;:0, quot;335559740 quot;:240} nbsp; /span /li li span data-contrast= auto Track record of turning business problems into working software, with a clear, measurable impact /span span data-ccp-props= { quot;201341983 quot;:0, quot;335559738 quot;:240, quot;335559739 quot;:240, quot;335559740 quot;:279} nbsp; /span /li li span data-contrast= auto Experience building and running mission-critical services in production, from CI/CD through to monitoring, alerting and incident response /span span data-ccp-props= { quot;201341983 quot;:0, quot;335559738 quot;:240, quot;335559739 quot;:240, quot;335559740 quot;:279} nbsp; /span /li li span data-contrast= auto Strong testing habits across unit, integration and end-to-end tests, with good judgment about what to test at each level /span /li li span data-contrast= auto Strong experience with Spring (Boot, Data, Security), relational database design, REST API design, and Kafka or a similar event streaming platform /span span data-ccp-props= { quot;201341983 quot;:0, quot;335559738 quot;:240, quot;335559739 quot;:240, quot;335559740 quot;:279} nbsp; /span /li li span data-contrast= auto Experience working AI-first: using AI agents to build software, with an understanding of how LLMs work and good judgement about when to trust their output /span span data-ccp-props= { quot;201341983 quot;:0, quot;335559739 quot;:0, quot;335559740 quot;:240} nbsp; /span /li li span data-contrast= auto Technical leadership within your team, including mentoring less experienced engineers and setting and sharing engineering standards /span span data-ccp-props= { quot;134233117 quot;:true, quot;134233118 quot;:true, quot;201341983 quot;:0, quot;335559739 quot;:0, quot;335559740 quot;:240} nbsp; /span /li li span data-contrast= auto Clear communication, including explaining technical decisions to non-engineers /span span data-ccp-props= { quot;134233117 quot;:true, quot;134233118 quot;:true, quot;201341983 quot;:0, quot;335559739 quot;:0, quot;335559740 quot;:240} nbsp; /span /li /ul p strong span data-contrast= auto Nice to have /span /strong span data-ccp-props= { quot;201341983 quot;:0, quot;335559738 quot;:240, quot;335559739 quot;:240, quot;335559740 quot;:240} nbsp; /span /p ul li span data-contrast= auto Financial services experience, ideally capital markets /span span data-ccp-props= { quot;201341983 quot;:0, quot;335559738 quot;:240, quot;335559739 quot;:240, quot;335559740 quot;:240} nbsp; /span /li li span data-contrast= auto Elasticsearch, Kubernetes, Postgres, AWS, Terraform /span span data-ccp-props= { quot;201341983 quot;:0, quot;335559738 quot;:240, quot;335559739 quot;:240, quot;335559740 quot;:240} nbsp; /span /li li span data-contrast= auto TypeScript and React, and/or motivation to try full stack development /span span data-ccp-props= { quot;201341983 quot;:0, quot;335559738 quot;:240, quot;335559739 quot;:240, quot;335559740 quot;:240} nbsp; /span /li li span data-contrast= auto Experience building AI or agentic applications /span span data-ccp-props= { quot;201341983 quot;:0, quot;335559738 quot;:240, quot;335559739 quot;:240, quot;335559740 quot;:240} nbsp; /span /li /ul p span data-ccp-props= { quot;201341983 quot;:0, quot;335551550 quot;:6, quot;335551620 quot;:6, quot;335557856 quot;:16777215, quot;335559739 quot;:0, quot;335559740 quot;:240} This role is a hybrid role, with at least 2-3 days spent out of our Old Street office - N1 7LB. nbsp; /span /p p span data-contrast= none CAIS is consistently recognized as a Best Place to Work, and our culture is at the heart of our success. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where employees can be their most authentic self and feel inspired and supported to bring their voice forward to drive community, growth, and innovation. We are an equal opportunity employer, and do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. nbsp; Learn more about our culture, benefits, and people at /span a href= https://www.caisgroup.com/our-company/careers span data-contrast= none https://www.caisgroup.com/our-company/careers /span /a span data-contrast= none . /span span data-ccp-props= { quot;201341983 quot;:0, quot;335551550 quot;:6, quot;335551620 quot;:6, quot;335557856 quot;:16777215, quot;335559738 quot;:240, quot;335559739 quot;:240, quot;335559740 quot;:240} nbsp; /span /p p span data-contrast= none CAIS’ compensation package includes a market competitive salary, a performance bonus, and exceptional benefits. If you are located in London, England, the base salary range for this role is £95,000 - £125,000. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and specific office location. /span span data-ccp-props= { quot;201341983 quot;:0, quot;335551550 quot;:6, quot;335551620 quot;:6, quot;335557856 quot;:16777215, quot;335559738 quot;:240, quot;335559739 quot;:240, quot;335559740 quot;:240} nbsp; /span /p p span data-contrast= none We use technology, including AI tools, to support parts of our recruitment process such as application screening, interview scheduling, and candidate communications. These tools are used to improve efficiency and consistency, but they do not replace human judgement. All hiring decisions are made by people, and we are committed to fair and unbiased assessment of every candidate. /span span data-ccp-props= { quot;201341983 quot;:0, quot;335551550 quot;:6, quot;335551620 quot;:6, quot;335557856 quot;:16777215, quot;335559738 quot;:240, quot;335559739 quot;:240, quot;335559740 quot;:240} nbsp; /span /p Find more English Speaking Jobs in United Kingdom on Arbeitnow