Senior Java Developer (Back-End)

Details

We are looking for a Senior Java Developer to join the FX IT DevOps team. You will build, maintain, and improve enterprise software with a direct impact on the Foreign Exchange business. This is a hands-on engineering role involving end-to-end ownership, collaboration with Financial Markets stakeholders, technical design, development, testing, production support, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain enterprise-scale Java applications supporting FX trading.
• Translate complex business and trading requirements into reliable technical solutions.
• Develop multithreaded, low-latency software using modern Java and established coding practices.
• Work with trading concepts and systems including pricing, risk management, and trade execution.
• Own applications throughout their lifecycle, from solution design and implementation through release, monitoring, support, and continuous improvement.
• Maintain high standards for reliability, stability, code quality, observability, and production readiness.
• Identify operational risks and improvement opportunities proactively.
• Investigate and resolve complex incidents across applications, services, tools, and initiatives.
• Review code and promote engineering best practices.
• Coach less-experienced developers and support their technical growth, confidence, and ownership.
• Constructively challenge technical decisions and stakeholder expectations when appropriate.
• Strengthen collaboration between technology teams and Financial Markets stakeholders.

Working Environment

The role is based in a collaborative and international DevOps team within ABN AMRO's Financial Markets division. It combines software engineering and business interaction, with a direct impact on FX trading applications. The environment is technically challenging, fast-paced, and focused on teamwork, knowledge sharing, continuous learning, and end-to-end ownership. Hybrid working applies, with approximately three days per week in the office.

Requirements

• Strong professional experience developing enterprise software in Java 17 or later.
• Senior-level experience with Spring Boot and the Spring Framework.
• Experience building scalable, multithreaded, low-latency applications.
• Knowledge of Financial Markets and trading systems.
• Understanding of pricing, risk management, and trade-execution processes.
• Experience translating business requirements into practical technical solutions.
• An advanced degree in Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics, or a comparable discipline, or equivalent professional experience.

Desirable Experience

• Detailed knowledge of Foreign Exchange trading.
• Strong experience with the FIX protocol and its use with trading platforms.
• Experience with Microsoft Azure.
• An affinity for quantitative engineering and complex financial or computational problems.
• Proficiency with GitHub Copilot or similar AI-powered coding assistants.
• Experience maintaining code quality through reviews, testing, and engineering best practices.
• Experience in a DevOps environment, including production support, incident resolution, monitoring, releases, and continuous improvement.

Leadership And Mindset

• Curious and committed to continuous learning.
• Takes ownership and remains accountable for outcomes.
• Builds trust and supports less-experienced colleagues.
• Encourages autonomy, knowledge sharing, and sound engineering practices.
• Combines strategic thinking with a practical, hands-on approach.
• Has a strong getting-things-done mentality.
• Communicates proactively and clearly with technical and business stakeholders.
• Promotes collaboration across teams and disciplines.
• Is comfortable constructively challenging colleagues and stakeholders.

Benefits

• Gross monthly salary based on a 36-hour work week, including holiday allowance and a flexible benefit budget.
• Pension scheme.
• Flexible working, including working from home in consultation with the team; an ergonomic home-office setup is provided.
• Five weeks of vacation per year, supplemented by two mandatory days off, with the option to purchase up to four additional weeks annually.
• Five extra days off for personal development or volunteer work.
• Annual development budget of €1,000, which can accumulate up to €3,000.
• Annual public transport pass providing free public transportation throughout the Netherlands for business and private use.
• The ABN AMRO Collective Labour Agreement applies to the vacancy.