Java Backend Engineer - Flexible Work & Growth (Oxford)

Wave Recruitment - Demo; Packmoor; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Wave Recruitment - Demo is seeking a skilled Java Developer to join our development team in Oxford. You will design, develop and maintain Java applications, REST APIs and backend services, working closely with developers, testers and product teams to deliver reliable solutions.

You'll bring proven experience in Java and OO programming, with Spring Boot, Spring Framework and microservices. Experience with MySQL or PostgreSQL, Git, and testing is important; AWS, Docker and CI/CD knowledge are a

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Java Developer with backend focus.
• Strong knowledge of Java and object-oriented programming.
• Experience with Spring Boot, Spring Framework and microservices.
• Experience with databases (MySQL or PostgreSQL) and Git.
• Awareness of testing and debugging practices.
• Good communication and ability to work both independently and in a team.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain Java applications, REST APIs and backend services.
• Write clean, efficient and well-structured code following best practices.
• Work with SQL databases to store, manage and retrieve data.
• Identify and resolve bugs and performance issues and test applications for quality.
• Review code, support existing systems and develop new features with colleagues.

Skills

Java

Backend development

OO programming

REST APIs

Spring Boot

Spring Framework

Microservices

Git

Testing & debugging

AWS & Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

SQL databases

Tools

MySQL

PostgreSQL

Git

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

AWS

Job description

Wave Recruitment - Demo is seeking a skilled Java Developer to join our development team in Oxford. You will design, develop and maintain Java applications, REST APIs and backend services, working closely with developers, testers and product teams to deliver reliable solutions.

You'll bring proven experience in Java and OO programming, with Spring Boot, Spring Framework and microservices. Experience with MySQL or PostgreSQL, Git, and testing is important; AWS, Docker and CI/CD knowledge are a