Application Engineer

Job Title: Application Engineer - Financial Sector (Payments)

6 Month Initial Contract (Inside IR35)

Day Rate: £400 NegotiableLocation: London/hybrid

Industry: Financial Services / FinTech

Join a forward-thinking technology team at the heart of financial services.

We're seeking a talented Application Engineer with a solid background in the finance or banking sector, and hands-on experience working with payment systems. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in the design, development, and maintenance of secure, scalable software applications that directly support critical financial operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain high-performance software applications.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to integrate systems and ensure seamless end-to-end solutions.
• Ensure application security and compliance with industry standards such as PCI-DSS.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues, optimizing application performance.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to continuous improvement of development practices.
• Support CI/CD pipelines and contribute to the automation of development workflows.

Skills & Experience Required

• Strong background in application engineering, particularly within the financial services or banking industry.
• Demonstrable experience working on payment platforms or payment processing systems.
• Proficient in:
  • .NET / C#
  • JavaScript
  • GitHub and Jira
  • CI/CD tooling
• Strong understanding of software development methodologies and best practices.
• Experience with system integration, performance tuning, and application-level troubleshooting.
• Knowledge of application security standards, particularly PCI-DSS.

Disclaimer:

This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change.