Junior Java Software Developer
Listing ref 97550b588c
- WhereLondon
- Posted29 September 2026
About Fasanara
Founded in 2011, Fasanara is a global asset manager and technology platform.
We manage c. USD 6 billion AUM (as of December 31, 2025) in Fintech strategies on behalf of pension funds and insurance companies in Europe and North America.
With c.110 employees globally, we are a pioneer investor in Fintech Lending, enabling Real Economy Impact.
Fasanara manages the largest and longest standing Fintech Lending fund in Europe and invests in early-stage Fintech companies via its venture capital vehicles, using its central role in the Fintech ecosystem to identify and back revolutionary new businesses.
Our Culture
We are strong believers in meritocracy, and we seek to reward people based on impact and excellence. There is no bureaucracy, typical of large organisations. The environment is collaborative, entrepreneurial, and trust based. We set ambitious goals, work extremely hard, stress the importance of teamwork, and adhere to the highest level of excellence in everything we do. We are only as good as our team. Thus, we are building the firm around exceptional talent.
The role
We are looking for a Junior Java Software Developer to join Fasanara Digital and contribute to systems supporting our 24/7 trading activity, with guidance from experienced engineers.
The role will focus on contributing to the development and maintenance of our multi-venue collateral management platform, alongside new reference data and accounting infrastructure supporting both digital assets and traditional financial markets.
This is a hands-on engineering role within a small, high-performing team, with opportunities to learn from experienced colleagues. You will work on well-defined tasks across both new development and existing production systems, helping to build new functionality and maintain and improve established code. We are looking for a self-starter who takes initiative, follows through on tasks, and asks for guidance when needed.
Experience in financial services, trading, banking, or digital assets is welcome but not required. We are interested in candidates with a solid foundation in Java development and a willingness to learn about our systems and markets.
Responsibilities
- Help develop, maintain, and enhance our multi-venue collateral management system supporting 24/7 trading activity, with guidance from experienced engineers.
- Contribute to improvements in distributed, real-time, and event-driven systems, learning how to support their reliability and availability.
- Help build and maintain integrations with trading venues to source account, position, collateral, and other operational data.
- Assist with implementing reference data frameworks and accounting pipelines supporting both traditional financial instruments and digital assets.
- Develop primarily in Java and Kotlin, following established patterns and participating in code reviews and technical discussions.
- Maintain, debug, and improve existing production code alongside developing new functionality, with support and code review from the team.
- Take initiative on well-defined tasks, follow through on agreed work, and raise questions or blockers promptly.
- Work closely with experienced engineers to understand business requirements and contribute to practical technical solutions.
- Use modern AI-assisted development tools to improve engineering productivity and software quality.
What this role involves
General background for software developer roles. This listing’s own employer, location, pay and hours are shown above.
- Record changes made, with reasons, at each stage of development
- Complete final checks before a product is released for use
- Maintain and support systems once they're up and running
- Typical pay (UK)
- £30,000 starting · £75,000 experienced
- Typical hours
- 37 to 40 a week
Career background: National Careers Service · Open Government Licence v3.0
Applications open on Fasanara's own careers site.
