Associate Java Developer

Insight Global; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm is seeking a mid-level Java Developer in Birmingham, UK. In this role, you will work on evaluating and migrating existing services for a financial client. You will enhance existing codebases and engage with stakeholders to ensure effective communication and task ownership. The ideal candidate should have 3.5-6 years of Java experience, familiarity with Kafka and Microservices, and possess strong soft skills. This position provides the opportunity to work within a dynamic and collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• 3.5-6 years of professional Java development experience.
• Experience with Kafka.
• Familiarity with Microservices architecture.

Responsibilities

• Investigate and understand service flows with tech counterparts.
• Work hands-on with codebases, enhancing existing code.
• Coordinate with stakeholders for application usage and support.

Skills

Java development

Kafka

Microservices

Production support

Communication

Teamwork

Job description

Overview

Insight Global is seeking a mid-level Java Developer for one of their premier financial services clients in Birmingham, UK. As a Java Developer on this team, you will play a crucial role in a strategic project involving the evaluation, migration, and potential decommissioning of approximately 60 existing services inherited from a separate division. These services need to be assessed to determine whether they should be maintained, enhanced, rebuilt, or retired.

Responsibilities

• Investigate and understand the flow of services—particularly from the deposit side—collaborating with tech counterparts to design migration or sunset plans, and then implementing those plans.
• Work hands-on with existing codebases, enhancing and updating as needed, rather than building applications from scratch or doing heavy architectural work.
• Own tasks end-to-end with strong ownership and effective communication.
• Work closely with stakeholders to identify application usage, engage in light production support (such as reviewing and investigating logs), and coordinate with both technical and business teams.

Qualifications

• Must Haves: 3.5-6 years of professional Java development experience
• Strong experience with Reading/writing from Kafka in Java
• Experience with Microservices architecture using Spring, Quarkus or Vertx
• Familiarity with log investigation and production support tasks
• Ability to read, write, and enhance existing codebases
• Experience in an enterprise level environment
• Soft skills: clear communication, teamwork, proactive task ownership
• Comfortable collaborating with other teams and driving deliverables to completion