Java API Engineer - Cloud, TDD/BDD & CI/CD

DWP Digital; Staining; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Civil service pension

26–31 days leave

Professional development

Volunteering time

Job summary

DWP Digital in the United Kingdom is seeking a capable backend engineer to design and build APIs, RESTful services and microservices. You will deploy applications in AWS/Azure, implement TDD/BDD, and work with Java 21 and open-source tech to deliver scalable, secure digital services used by millions.

You will collaborate with architects, engineers and product teams to ensure robust CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes deployment and high-quality software delivery.

Qualifications

• Knowledge and experience developing APIs, RESTful services and microservices architectures.
• Experience deploying apps in AWS or Azure cloud environments.
• Strong understanding of Test Driven Development (TDD) and Behaviour Driven Development (BDD).
• Experience with SQL and/or NoSQL databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL or MongoDB.
• Experience building robust automated test suites supporting CI/CD.
• Proven experience developing and supporting large-scale systems using Java 21 and open-source technologies.

Responsibilities

• Build and support digital services used by millions of citizens in the UK.
• Design, develop and maintain software products to improve user services.
• Collaborate with architects, engineers and product teams to develop secure, resilient, scalable applications using Java, AWS, Kubernetes, Python and CI/CD pipelines.
• Contribute to the engineering community by sharing knowledge and best practices.

Skills

API design

RESTful services

microservices

AWS/Azure

TDD/BDD

SQL/NoSQL

CI/CD

Java 21

open-source

Tools

Kubernetes

Job description

DWP Digital in the United Kingdom is seeking a capable backend engineer to design and build APIs, RESTful services and microservices. You will deploy applications in AWS/Azure, implement TDD/BDD, and work with Java 21 and open-source tech to deliver scalable, secure digital services used by millions.

You will collaborate with architects, engineers and product teams to ensure robust CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes deployment and high-quality software delivery.