Crown Agents Bank

About the Company

Crown Agents Bank (CAB) is a UK-regulated, certified B Corp bank and provider of wholesale foreign exchange and cross-border payment services connected across developing, emerging and frontier markets. We offer cross-border transaction banking solutions to meet the needs of governments, development organisations, banks and non-bank financial organisations, encompassing FX, payments, pensions, payroll, as well as deposits and trade finance. Our Trading Desk is open from 07:00-21:00 UK time. Trade with us via EMpowerFX, Reuters, Bloomberg, FXALL code: CAFS Authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority.

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Company Name

Crown Agents Bank

Job Title

Software Engineer (9 month Fixed Term Contract)

Job Description

**Job Title:** Software Engineer (9 month Fixed Term Contract) **Role Summary:** Develop and maintain advanced FX and cross‑border payment platforms built on microservices, AWS, and event‑driven architectures. Collaborate with architects, business analysts, and product managers to deliver high‑performance, low‑latency financial solutions. **Expectations:** - 3+ years of professional software development. - Proven experience designing scalable, cloud‑native systems. - Strong knowledge of Java or Kotlin with Spring Boot. - Familiarity with PostgreSQL (or similar relational DB). - Experience with containerized services on AWS (ECS/EKS). - Solid understanding of event‑driven architecture and message flows. - Proficiency in TDD, CI, code reviews, and modern DevOps practices. **Key Responsibilities:** - Design, implement, and optimize new payment services and integrations. - Ensure reliability, performance, and low operational costs. - Participate actively in architectural discussions and design reviews. - Own end‑to‑end delivery of assigned features. - Apply TDD and CI pipelines to maintain code quality. - Mentor peers and support cross‑team collaboration. - Champion and improve technical standards across the team. **Required Skills:** - Java / Kotlin, Spring Boot - PostgreSQL (or comparable RDBMS) - Event‑driven architecture (Kafka, SNS/SQS, etc.) - AWS container services (ECS, EKS, Lambda optional) - Containerization (Docker), IaC with Terraform (preferred) - TDD & CI (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, etc.) - Code review practices, unit & integration testing - Excellent written & verbal communication - Optional: React/JavaScript, Python, Axon Framework **Required Education & Certifications:** - No specific degree required; relevant technical education or equivalent professional experience accepted.

London, United kingdom

On site

Junior

17-02-2026