Java Developer

Pharmacy2U; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading online pharmacy in London is seeking a Java Developer to ensure the efficiency of digital healthcare services. This role involves designing new medical services, maintaining existing solutions, and collaborating with a strong tech team. The ideal candidate will have prior Java development experience and familiarity with microservices and cloud environments. Competitive salary and extensive benefits including hybrid working model.

Benefits

Occupational sick pay

Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Contributory pension

Employee discount site

Discounted gyms

Employee assistance programme

Health and wellbeing initiatives

Cycle to work scheme

Long service bonus

25 days annual leave

Qualifications

• Previous development experience with Java 1.8+, Spring Boot, MySQL.
• Familiarity in microservice architecture.
• Understanding of DevOps CI/CD methodologies.
• Experience with cloud environments such as GCP, AWS or Azure.
• Knowledge of software development best practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, test, and roll out new medical services at scale.
• Maintain, enhance, and optimise existing services.
• Collaborate with stakeholders for clinical needs.

Skills

Java 1.8+

Spring Boot

MySQL

Microservice architecture

DevOps CI/CD

Docker

Kubernetes

GitHub Actions

Cloud environments (GCP, AWS, Azure)

Job description

Overview

Role: Java Developer

Location: London (W1U), hybrid working 1 day per week from the office

Salary: £50,000, plus extensive benefits

Contract type: Permanent

Employment type: Full time

Working hours: 37.5 hours, Monday to Friday, 09:00 to 17:00

Do you want to work for the nation’s largest online pharmacy ensuring excellence for all our patients? We’re a market leader in the pharmacy world, with 25 years’ experience, helping over 1.6 million patients in England manage their NHS prescriptions from request through to delivery. We are Great Place to Work certified as we consider colleague experience a top priority every day. Our people are fundamental to our success and ensuring we achieve our vision to be a world leading, patient-centric digital healthcare provider. We are committed to continuing to develop a positive, open and honest working environment for all.

Expert Heath Ltd, part of Pharmacy2U, has over 15 years of experience in leading the way in Digital Medicine. Our mission is to achieve excellence in delivering personalised and accessible healthcare on a large scale. Our algorithms are the basis of our patient-facing digital consultations and clinician-facing decision-making tools.

We are passionate about health care and we are looking for a talented and thorough Developer to join the team to continue with revolutionising health care for the benefit of millions of patients in the UK and across the world. You will share the IT technical ownership and responsibilities for our new and existing services for Expert Health.

You’ll work closely with a team comprised of frontend and backend Developers, Clinicians, Algorithm Builders and Quality Analysts, who thrives on delivering robust, tested and high-quality solutions.

What’s in it for you?

• Occupational sick pay
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Contributory pension
• Discounted insurance (Aviva)
• Employee discount site
• Discounted gyms (via our blue light card and benefits schemes)
• Employee assistance programme
• In-house mental health support
• Free onsite parking
• Health and wellbeing initiatives
• Social events throughout the year
• Cycle to work scheme
• Green car scheme*(subject to minimum earnings)
• Registration fees paid (GPhC, NMC, CIPD etc)
• Long service bonus
• Refer a friend bonus
• Blue light card
• Hybrid working
• Commitment to CPD/training
• 25 days annual leave increasing with service
• Annual leave buy and sell scheme
• Discounts & Exclusive offers at The Springs, Leeds
• 25% Discount & health & beauty purchases
• 25% Discount on Pharmacy2U Private Online Doctor Services

What you’ll be doing?

• Design, implement, test, and roll out new medical services at scale.
• Maintain, enhance, and optimise existing services to reflect clinical breakthroughs, regulatory changes, and new medicines.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure solutions meet business and clinical needs.

Who are we looking for?

• Previous development experience with Java 1.8+, Spring Boot and MySQL.
• Familiarity in microservice architecture.
• An understanding of DevOps CI/CD methodologies, working with Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions, etc.
• Experience with cloud environments such as GCP, AWS or Azure.
• Knowledge of software Development best practice such as SOLID, ACID and OO design principles
• Commercially aware with excellent stakeholder management skills.
• A true team player who shares ideas and contributes to team dynamics.
• Able to ask insightful questions and negotiate compromises to meet business goals.

What happens next?

Please click apply and if we think you are a good match, we will be in touch to arrange an interview.

Applicants must prove they have the right to live in the UK.

All successful applicants will be required to undergo a DBS check.

Unsolicited agency applications will be treated as a gift.

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