Senior Java Software Engineer
Join us as a Senior Java Software EngineerThis is an opportunity for a technically minded individual to join us as a Senior Java Software EngineerYou'll be designing, producing, testing and implementing working software, working across the lifecycle of the systemHone your existing software engineering skills and advance your career in this critical roleYou'll work from home some of the time, but you'll spend at least one day a week working from our Manchester officeWhat you'll doWorking in a permanent feature team, you'll be developing knowledge of aspects of the associated platform across the disciplines of business, applications, data and infrastructure. You'll also be liaising with principal engineers, architects in the domain and other key stakeholders to understand how the platform works and how it supports business objectives.
You'll also be: Applying Agile methods to the development of software on the backlogProducing resilient and long-lived software and acting flexibly to cope with future needsDelivering intentional architecture and formulating emergent design through innovative ideas, experimentation and prototypingDesigning and developing software with a focus on the automation of build, test and deployment activities, using executable patternsApplying knowledge on Microservices, Kubernetes and Cloud TechnologiesThe skills you'll needWe're looking for someone with strong full stack experience in software design and implementation, including being able to exploit programming languages to solve complex problems. You'll also need to be capable of complex requirements analysis capture and validation against and with business and systems requirements.
Additionally, you'll demonstrate: Experience of leading the implementation of programming best practice, especially around scalability, automation, virtualisation, optimisation, availability and performanceStrong Experience in Microservices, Observability and Cloud Technology specifically AWSHands-on experience in Spring, Springboot and DockersSound collaboration skills with the ability to work with business teams to produce pragmatic solutions that work for the businessExperience of information security policies and practices within the financial sectorStrong stakeholder management skills and communication skills with the ability to communicate complex technical concepts in a simple wayHours35Job Posting Closing Date:25/09/2026Ways of Working: HybridSummaryLocation: ManchesterType: Full time