Java Developer - Leeds - Microservices & Spring Boot - Financial Services

We are seeking an experienced Java Developer with strong expertise in Microservices and Spring Boot to join a large-scale digital transformation programme within financial services. This role offers the opportunity to work on modern Java platforms (Java 8 through to 17) and contribute to the design and build of scalable, resilient microservices-based solutions.

You will be working as part of a collaborative team in a hybrid environment, with 2-3 days per week based onsite in Leeds.

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Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and maintain highly cohesive and loosely coupled microservices using Spring Boot.
• Implement features such as security, transactions, idempotency, distributed caching, monitoring, and containerisation.
• Deliver solutions that align with best practices in Microservices Architecture.
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code using JUnit, Mockito, and Powermock.
• Develop RESTful web services and integrate with message brokers such as Kafka.
• Work with RDBMS/NoSQL databases, writing optimised queries and ensuring performance.
• Apply strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, design patterns, and OOP principles.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure successful cloud deployment and integration.

Experience:

• 7-9 years of professional experience in Java development.
• Proficient in Java 8 and Java 17, with knowledge of features across versions.
• Strong expertise in Spring Boot and Spring Cloud.
• Solid understanding of Multithreading, concurrency, memory management (JMM), garbage collection.
• Practical experience with logging frameworks (SLF4J, LogBack, Log4j).
• Strong understanding of exception handling, immutability, annotations, collections, generics.
• Hands-on experience with Git/SVN, Maven/Gradle, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Cloud deployment and development experience (AWS/Azure/GCP).

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain highly cohesive and loosely coupled microservices using Spring Boot.

• Implement features such as security, transactions, idempotency, distributed caching, monitoring, and containerisation.

• Deliver solutions that align with best practices in Microservices Architecture.

• Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code using JUnit, Mockito, and Powermock.

• Develop RESTful web services and integrate with message brokers such as Kafka.

• Work with RDBMS/NoSQL databases, writing optimised queries and ensuring performance.

• Apply strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, design patterns, and OOP principles.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure successful cloud deployment and integration.