Senior Java Developer

3 days per week on site in Sheffield

Contract to permanent

Role Overview:

We are seeking a Senior Full Stack Engineer to join a global team responsible for modernizing architecture and replacing legacy systems with microservices. This platform collects and processes data from multiple sources to meet regulatory and risk requirements, while leveraging AI/ML capabilities to enhance automation, insights, and decision-making.

Role Responsibilities:

• Deliver production-ready code and contribute to system architecture aligned with a microservice structure.

• Design and implement AI/ML-driven features, including data pipelines, model integration, and inference services.

• Drive faster delivery of reliable code across the team, leading by example.

• Engage with business and engineering leadership to understand requirements and translate them into scalable AI/ML solutions.

• Propose innovative ideas for applying machine learning to improve data quality, risk assessment, and operational efficiency.

• Promote and lead a strong engineering culture within the team.

• Collaborate with a distributed global team across multiple regions.

• Identify and remove impediments, manage risks, and communicate issues to program management.

• Find and implement programmatic solutions to process inefficiencies.

Required Skills and Experience:  

• Strong experience in software engineering, including backend development and microservice architecture.

• Must have strong Java experience (latest versions preferred).

• Proficiency in RESTful API design, CI/CD practices, and relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL).

• Experience with containers and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) and cloud platforms.

• Familiarity with AI/ML frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch) and deploying ML models at scale.

• Experience building data pipelines and integrating ML into production systems.

• Frontend development experience with ReactJS.

• Background in regulated industries (e.g., finance) is a plus.

How We Work:

Delta Capita is an equal opportunity employer. We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of age, colour, disability, national origin, ancestry, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. If you require any reasonable adjustments through your interview process, please use the designated space within the application questionnaire.

This is a full-time FTC/Contract to permanent position located in Sheffield, England. As the selection and interview process is ongoing, please submit your application in English as soon as possible, if your profile is selected, a member of our team will contact you within 4 weeks. For this role a valid working permit for the UK is mandatory.

Expectations regarding hybrid working: As we are a Service Provider and Consulting firm servicing clients, our policy for physically working from the office (which may be the client’s offices or our own offices depending on the client) aligns to what our client’s policies and expectations are and these vary. Most of our client’s now require a minimum of 3 days per week in the office, 2 days from home, and accordingly this is also the minimum expectation that Delta Capita require.

Who We Are:

Delta Capita Group is a global managed services, consulting and solutions provider with a unique combination of experience in Financial Services and technology innovation capability. Our mission is to reinvent the financial services value chain providing technology based mutualized services for financial institutions for non-differentiating services.

Our 3 offerings are:

• Managed Services

• Consulting & Solutions

• Technology

To know more about Delta Capita and our culture click here: Working at DC - Delta Capita.