Java Developer

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

Job summary

A leading media company in Glasgow is seeking a Java Developer to join their Commercial Technology team. The successful candidate will work with Java 17/21 and Spring Boot, developing features for microservices that drive commercial revenues. You will collaborate with a friendly, agile team and have opportunities to nurture talent and enhance your skills in an inclusive environment. This role offers a chance to contribute to impactful projects in a production setting.

Benefits

Collaborative team environment

Opportunities for coaching and development

Agile work culture

Qualifications

• Expertise in Java 17/21 and Spring Boot.
• Willingness to learn additional programming languages.
• Exposure to event architecture principles.

Responsibilities

• Develop features for the business and enhance platform architecture.
• Collaborate with the development team on project requirements.
• Assist in software deployment and maintenance.

Skills

Java expertise

Exposure to publish-subscribe technologies

Experience in writing well-tested code

Coaching and development skills

Building trust in a team

Tools

Spring Boot

RDBMS

noSQL technologies

Kafka

RabbitMQ

SNS/SQS

CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Terraform)

Kubernetes (EKS on AWS)

Prometheus

Grafana

Job description

Accepting applications until: 30 January 2026 Job Description

The Commercial Technology team develop and maintain the products that drive the commercial revenues at Global for both the Radio and Outdoor parts of the business.

In this role, you will work closely with a suite of microservices developed using Java 17+ (mostly Java 21) and Spring Boot, of which some will be event‑driven. You will contribute towards the technical lifecycle of these services, including the CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins/ Terraform), running the services in Kubernetes (EKS on AWS), and monitoring/alerting in a production environment (Prometheus / Grafana).

We are a friendly and close‑knit team and work in a highly collaborative, agile environment!

Key Responsibilities

• Key responsibility (%): Developing features for the business and building on the platform architecture to support future features on the roadmap.
• Key responsibility (%): Collaborating with the development team: You will work closely with other developers, software architects and product owners to understand project requirements, discuss implementation approaches and ensure smooth integration of various software components.
• Key responsibility (%): Assisting in software deployment and maintenance: You may assist in deploying services to production environments, troubleshooting issues that arise and providing support to end‑users as needed.

What You’ll Love About This Role

• Think big – Strive to do what hasn’t been done before
• Own it – Take pride in what you do and do it well
• Keep it simple – Keep it simple to get stuff done

Better together – We’re team players

What Success Looks Like

• Contributed towards the delivery of several features which provide business value.
• Contributed towards several code reviews, providing feedback and actioning feedback from others.
• Gained a proven understanding of the business context and how it relates to the team's deliverables.
• Gained a basic understanding of the team’s system architecture.

What You’ll Need

• Java Expertise: in Java 17/21, Spring Boot, RDBMS and noSQL persistence technologies. Although this role focuses on Java, we use other languages, too, so a willingness to learn them would be encouraged.
• Event architecture: Exposure to publish‑subscribe technologies such as Kafka, RabbitMQ or SNS/SQS.
• Testing skills: Experience in writing well‑tested code.
• Coaching and Development: Nurturing talent by empowering and guiding individuals to unlock their potential.
• Building Trust: Creating and maintaining an inclusive environment where diverse views and experiences are welcomed and celebrated in your team.