Senior Java Engineer – AI & Automation Platforms (Contract)

Overview

We’re partnering with a leading financial services organisation currently investing heavily across backend engineering, AI integration, and automation capability.

As part of a broader uplift across enterprise platforms and intelligent workflow systems, they’re looking to engage several Senior Java Engineers on initial 12-month contracts.

These roles sit within high-performing engineering teams focused on building scalable, production-grade systems leveraging modern cloud architecture, AI-enabled tooling, and automation frameworks.

Day to day activities 

• Design and develop scalable backend applications and distributed systems using Java
• Build and integrate APIs, microservices, and cloud-native platform components
• Contribute to AI-enabled workflow and automation initiatives across enterprise environments
• Work closely with engineering, platform, and architecture teams on modernisation programs
• Support integration of LLM/GenAI capabilities into production systems and internal tooling
• Drive engineering best practices across performance, scalability, reliability, and security

Your career so far

• Strong commercial experience across Java engineering and backend system design
• Experience building scalable APIs and microservices architectures
• Exposure to cloud-native environments, ideally GCP
• Strong understanding of distributed systems and enterprise application architecture
• Experience working within complex engineering environments and agile delivery teams

Big bonus points 

• Experience working with LLMs/GenAI solutions in production environments
• Exposure to AI-driven automation or workflow orchestration platforms
• Experience with containerisation, Kubernetes, CI/CD, or DevOps tooling
• Background within financial services, enterprise SaaS, or high-scale platforms

Contract Details

• Initial 12-month contract engagements
• Up to 1150 inclusive of Super 
• Multiple positions available
• Sydney-based & Hybrid
• 3 days on site 

This is an opportunity to join a large-scale engineering program where AI capability is being embedded into real production systems, platforms, and operational workflows.