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.
Job Description
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
Robust 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 platformsExperience 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 **** 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.
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