Full Stack Java Developer

TEKsystems; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 64,575 - 73,800; Part time

Job summary

A leading IT services company is seeking a Full Stack Java Developer in Sheffield, UK. The role involves modernising and expanding a suite of microservices. Candidates should have strong backend development skills, experience with microservice architecture, and familiarity with tools like PostgreSQL and Docker. The position offers a competitive daily rate and the chance to work with a global team on impactful projects.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in software engineering with proven expertise in designing, developing and deploying backend applications.
• Experience delivering in a microservice architecture.
• Experience delivering changes to production at high cadence.

Responsibilities

• Be hands-on, delivering code to production and supporting the architecture.
• Drive the wider engineering culture across teams.
• Collaborate with a global team and proactively remove impediments.

Skills

Software engineering

Microservice architecture

RESTful APIs

PostgreSQL

Java

Docker/Kubernetes

GCP Cloud platform

ReactJS

Financial sector experience

Job description

Overview

Full Stack Java Developer role at TEKsystems. This application is a suite of microservices used to manage outreach to customers for information, authorisations, etc. The team is distributed across China, India, Poland and the UK. The role involves modernising aspects of the application and expanding it to support additional customer types, customer journeys and new functionality.

Responsibilities

• Be hands-on, delivering code to production, supporting the architecture and design of the system aligned to a microservice structure.
• Be aware of business, engineering and non-functional requirements to help the business grow.
• Drive the wider engineering culture across the teams.
• Collaborate with a global team where coordination crosses regional boundaries.
• Proactively remove impediments, identify risks and communicate issues to program management.
• Identify process inefficiencies and implement innovative and programmatic ways to eliminate them.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in software engineering with proven expertise in designing, developing and deploying backend applications.
• Experience delivering in a microservice architecture.
• Experience delivering changes to production at high cadence.
• Experience delivering RESTful APIs to production.
• Experience writing schemas for and working with PostgreSQL databases.
• You should also have experience with one or more of the following:
• Java, preferably recent versions
• Containers and orchestration technology such as Docker/Kubernetes
• GCP Cloud platform
• ReactJS for UI development
• Experience in the financial sector, specifically banking

Job details

• Job Title: Full Stack Java Developer
• Location: Sheffield, UK
• Rate/Salary: 350.00 - 400.00 GBP Daily
• Job Type: Contract

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Seniority level

• Not Applicable

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Engineering and Information Technology
• Industries: IT Services and IT Consulting