Software Engineer Java

About The Role Team – Health, Adviser and Employer - IT Working Pattern - Hybrid – 2 days per week in any of the Vitality Offices. Full time hours. We are happy to discuss flexible working! Top 3 skills required: 

• To be fully proficient in Java 
• Familiarity with DevOps tools
• To be able to identify key areas of improvement within Vitality's processes and standards

What this role is all about: Software Engineers at Vitality play a critical role in driving our engineering direction. You’ll work on high-impact platforms, influence architectural decisions, and evolve the technology that keeps our services fast, secure, and effortless for millions of members. Your expertise helps us deliver smarter, more personalised customer experiences.Key Actions

• Lead the full software development lifecycle end-to-end—shaping concepts, building solutions, and driving high-quality releases that land smoothly into production.
• Write clean, secure, well-structured code that’s built for longevity, complete with thoughtful documentation and rigorous testing.
• Own and elevate the documentation process, creating clear support guides, testing artefacts, and release notes that keep teams aligned and future-proofed.
• Tackle complex real-world issues through deep investigation, root-cause analysis, and solutions that are robust, scalable, and sustainable.
• Take ownership of releases, resolve live issues with confidence, and provide expert-level support when business-critical moments arise.
• Maintain and strengthen our infrastructure to ensure systems remain resilient, scalable, and consistently high-performing.
• Turn technical designs into elegant, efficient, and reliable code that meets both industry best practice and internal engineering standards.
• Champion engineering excellence—upholding Vitality’s standards while driving continuous improvement across tools, processes, and code quality.
• Design with intent, ensuring every solution is user-centric, strategically aligned, and seamlessly integrated across teams and platforms.
• Build and test software that delivers meaningful value—meeting technical requirements while consistently exceeding user expectations.
• Collaborate closely with stakeholders to understand their challenges and translate ideas into impactful, high-quality technical solutions. 

What do you need to thrive?

• Demonstrable expertise with 5+ years of experience in the use of appropriate tools/technologies for the design, development, build, testing & deployment of Java/JEE applications.
• Understanding of Agile Methodologies 
• Demonstrated expertise with Spring Boot
• Demonstrable experience in integrating disparate applications and technologies using Java
• Experience with a range of modern web application frameworks and integration technologies
• Proficient with using Integrated AI tools such as GitHub, Copilot or Claude etc
• Analytical skills to interpret complex relationships and data sets.
• Experience of DevOps tools such as Jenkins, Kubernetes, Docker or similar

So, what’s in it for you?

• Bonus Schemes – A bonus that regularly rewards you for your performance
• A pension of up to 12%– We will match your contributions up to 6% of your salary
• Our award-winning Vitality health insurance – With its own set of rewards and benefits
• Life Assurance – Four times annual salary

These are just some of the many perks that we offer! To view the extensive range of benefits we offer, please visit our careers page. Fantastic Benefits. Exciting rewards. Great career opportunities! If you are successful in your application and join us at Vitality, this is our promise to you, w e will:

• Help you to be the healthiest you’ve ever been.
• Create an environment that embraces you as you are and enables you to be your best self.
• Give you flexibility on how, where and when you work.
• Help you advance your career by playing you to your strengths.
• Give you a voice to help our business grow and make Vitality a great place to be.
• Give you the space to try, fail and learn.
• Provide a healthy balance of challenge and support.
• Recognise and reward you with a competitive salary and amazing benefits.
• Be there for you when you need us.
• Provide opportunities for you to be a force for good in society.

We commit to all these things because we want you to feel that you belong, and are supported to be happy and healthy.About The Company We're really excited to announce that we have recently been awarded "Top 10 Best Places To Work" in The Sunday Times Awards 2024!Vitality is a multi-award-winning UK insurance brand, here to make the world a healthier, happier place.Diversity & Inclusion At Vitality, we’re committed to diversity and inclusion because it’s good for our employees, for our business, and for society. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.Vitality’s approach to sustainability Vitality is a business that drives positive change. We reward people for making and sustaining healthier choices. But healthy people also need a healthy environment. To learn more please visit our Careers page. If we are fortunate in receiving a high volume of quality applications we may need to close this vacancy early.