Java Developer

Capgemini; Manchester; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Capgemini is seeking a Java Developer to join the Financial Services Business Unit within the Cloud & Custom Applications practice. You will deliver scalable Java applications, design backend services, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to translate business needs into technical outcomes.

The role emphasises innovative, resilient solutions and continuous improvement, with hybrid working across offices, client sites, and home.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience delivering enterprise Java applications.
• Strong OO design, patterns and best practices.
• Experience building scalable, secure backend services and microservices.
• Proficient in API design, RESTful services and testing strategies.
• Solid understanding of multithreading, concurrency and performance optimization.

Responsibilities

• Deliver scalable, secure, and resilient application solutions that meet client objectives.
• Design, develop, and maintain back-end services and reusable components.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate requirements into technical outcomes.
• Participate in solution design discussions, peer reviews, and continuous improvement.
• Ensure applications meet performance, reliability, and security expectations.
• Develop automated testing approaches to support quality and reduce delivery risk.
• Investigate, troubleshoot, and resolve production issues while driving long-term improvements.

Skills

Java development

Object-oriented design

Microservices

API design & security

Testing practices

Multithreading & performance

Communication & collaboration

AI awareness & learning

Job description

About the Job you are considering:

Join the Financial Services Business Unit within Capgemini's Cloud & Custom Applications (C&CA) practice as a Java Developer. As part of a team that lives the vision to Consult with Purpose. Continuously Evolve. Architect Tomorrow., you will help deliver high-quality, business-critical solutions that create measurable client outcomes. Working alongside multidisciplinary teams, you will contribute to the design, development, and evolution of scalable applications, while embracing innovation, continuous improvement, and AI-enabled ways of working. This role is ideal for individuals who are passionate about solving complex challenges, building resilient solutions, and supporting the development of a future-ready workforce.

Hybrid working:

The places that you work from day to day will vary according to your role, your needs, and those of the business; it will be a blend of Company offices, client sites, and your home; noting that you will be unable to work at home 100% of the time.

Your Role:

• Deliver scalable, secure, and resilient application solutions that meet client and business objectives.
• Design, develop, and maintain high-quality backend services and reusable components.
• Contribute to the successful delivery of distributed and service-oriented solutions that enable business agility.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into effective technical outcomes.
• Participate in solution design discussions, peer reviews, and continuous improvement initiatives to maintain engineering excellence.
• Ensure applications meet performance, reliability, maintainability, and security expectations.
• Develop comprehensive automated testing approaches to support quality and reduce delivery risk.
• Support streamlined software delivery processes and efficient release management practices.
• Investigate, troubleshoot, and resolve production issues while driving long-term improvements.
• Promote continuous learning, knowledge sharing, AI fluency, and the growth of a future-ready engineering capability.

Your Skills:

• Strong experience delivering enterprise application development using Java.
• Solid understanding of object-oriented design principles, software engineering best practices, and design patterns.
• Experience developing scalable, secure, and maintainable backend solutions.
• Strong knowledge of multithreading, concurrency management, exception handling, and application performance optimisation.
• Experience designing and implementing microservices-based solutions.
• Expertise in API design, development, integration, and security principles.
• Experience building resilient and fault-tolerant distributed systems.
• Strong understanding of software testing practices, including unit and integration testing.
• Ability to participate effectively in architecture discussions, code reviews, and agile delivery teams.
• Strong problem-solving, stakeholder collaboration, and communication skills.
• Awareness of AI-enabled engineering practices and a commitment to continuous learning and professional growth.

We are a Disability Confident Employer:

Capgemini is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) under the UK Government's Disability Confident scheme. As part of our commitment to inclusive recruitment, we will offer an interview to all candidates who:

• Declare they have a disability
• Meet the minimum essential criteria for the role.

Please opt in during the application process.

Make It Real (what does it mean for you):

• You'd be joining an accredited Great Place to work for Wellbeing in 2024. Employee wellbeing is vitally important to us as an organisation. We see a healthy and happy workforce a critical component for us to achieve our organisational ambitions.
  To help support wellbeing we have trained 'Mental Health Champions' across each of our business areas, and we have invested in wellbeing apps such as Thrive and Peppy.
• You will be empowered to explore, innovate, and progress. You will benefit from Capgemini's 'learning for life' mindset, meaning you will have countless training and development opportunities from thinktanks to hackathons, and access to 250,000 courses with numerous external certifications from AWS, Microsoft, Harvard ManageMentor, Cybersecurity qualifications and much more.
• You will be joining one of the World's Most Ethical Companies, as recognised by Ethisphere for 13 consecutive years. We live our values by making ethical business choices every day. Working ethically is at the centre of our culture at Capgemini, meaning you will be helping to create a future we can all be proud of.

Why you should consider Capgemini:

Growing clients' businesses while building a more sustainable, more inclusive future is a tough ask. When you join Capgemini, you'll join a thriving company and become part of a collective of free-thinkers, entrepreneurs and industry experts. We find new ways technology can help us reimagine what's possible. It's why, together, we seek out opportunities that will transform the world's leading businesses, and it's how you'll gain the experiences and connections you need to shape your future. By learning from each other every day, sharing knowledge, and always pushing yourself to do better, you'll build the skills you want. You'll use your skills to help our clients leverage technology to innovate and grow their business. So, it might not always be easy, but making the world a better place rarely is.

About Capgemini:

Capgemini is an AI-powered global business and technology transformation partner, delivering tangible business value. We imagine the future of organisations and make it real with AI, technology and people. With our strong heritage of nearly 60 years, we are a responsible and diverse group of 420,000 team members in more than 50 countries. We deliver end-to-end services and solutions with our deep industry expertise and strong partner ecosystem, leveraging our capabilities across strategy, technology, design, engineering and business operations. The Group reported 2024 global revenues of €22.1 billion.
Make it real | www.capgemini.com