Senior Java Software Engineer

Java Developer

Active SC Clearance

Inside IR35

Hybrid Working

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What you'll be doing

You've will need to have already mastered Java, Spring Boot, and AWS. You need to be comfortable working in a large team on a microservices codebase, built scalable APIs, optimized SQL queries, and containerized everything from dev to prod. You need excellent communications skills and be comfortable working with senior client stakeholders to understand and solve the problems that come up during the project, including formulating and testing hypotheses, developing real working proof of concepts, and iterating the solutions until the problem is solved. You need to be outcomes driven and be able to proactively identify and solve these problems to achieve that outcome.

Responsibilities

Your responsibilities include:

• Design, develop, and deploy robust backend services using Java and Spring Boot
• Build scalable APIs
• Analyse schemas and write optimised SQL queries against large data sets
• Collaborate with DevOps on containerization and cloud deployment (Docker, AWS)
• Contribute to architectural decisions and technical roadmaps
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code
• Perform code reviews and mentor junior engineers

Essential skills

We're looking for the following key skills from applicants:

• Java (8/11/17+) – Expert-level programming and deep understanding of the language and its core libraries
• Spring Boot – Expert in building RESTful APIs and microservices using Spring Boot
• AWS – Strong experience with core AWS services (EC2, S3, Lambda, IAM, etc.)
• Kafka / Messaging Systems – Expertise in building event-driven architectures
• SQL – Strong experience with relational databases and SQL query optimization
• REST / JSON APIs – Designing, developing, and consuming scalable APIs
• Docker – Proficiency in containerizing applications for local and cloud environments
• Excellent communication skills to communicate complex ideas effectively

Nice-to-Have Skills

• JavaScript & ReactJS – Experience in building or integrating with front-end applications
• Amazon Aurora / RDS – Familiarity with managed database solutions on AWS
• JUnit & Testing – Unit and integration testing best practices
• GDS