Our global consulting firm combines creativity and innovative technology to deliver industry-leading digital solutions. Synechron's progressive technologies and optimization strategies span end-to-end Consulting, Design, Cloud, Data, and Engineering, servicing an array of noteworthy financial services and technology firms. Through research and development initiatives in our FinLabs we develop solutions for modernization, from Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence to Data Science models, Digital Underwriting, mobile-first applications and more. Over the last 20+ years, our company has been honored with multiple employer awards, recognizing our commitment to our talented teams. With top clients to boast about, Synechron has a global workforce of 16,200+, and has 60 offices in 20 countries within key global markets.To strengthen our Synechron team, we are looking for a Senior Java Software Engineer to join us in supporting one of our clients, a global leader in transaction intelligence in Mechelen. Solving complex engineering challenges related to large-scale, real-time data ingestion, indexing, and search.Building robust, high-performance backend components leveraging advanced search technologies such as Elasticsearch and Apache Lucene .Collaborating closely with your Scrum team to deliver impactful product improvements that directly enhance the customer experience.Writing clean and well-tested code while actively contributing to the engineering best practices and standards shared across the team.You have strong experience in Java development (Java 11 or higher), with a proven track record of building high-performance, production-grade systems.You demonstrate a solid understanding of software design principles and are comfortable owning technical decisions end-to-end.You have experience working in agile environments and you communicate clearly while maintaining a collaborative team mindset.You take a product-oriented approach to development and focus on delivering value to the customer, not only on writing code.You have experience working with high-volume, real-time data processing systems .You are familiar with financial messaging formats or have experience in the fintech or regtech industry.Language and residency:You speak English and Dutch fluently ; working knowledge of French would be considered an asset.Professional stability with a long-term contract .The opportunity to be part of a multicultural, supportive, hardworking team driven by values.Up to 3 days of training per year.Annual license to access our banking/finance profession training platform to enhance your knowledge of various banking/financial professions and stay professionally updated.If you believe you are the right candidate, please submit your application!We look forward to receiving your application.Improve Product, Practicality, Complex Engineering, Fintech, Lucene, Design, Java, Asset, Back End, Data Ingestion, Architecture, Technology, Development, Writing, Scrum, Engineering, Communication, Design, Best Practices, Taking Ownership, Agile Environment, Elasticsearch, Java, Software design, Apache, LiveData, Java, Intelligence, End to End, Data Processing, Messaging