Java Engineer – Low-Latency, High-Throughput & AWS

Harvey Nash; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Harvey Nash is seeking a Java Engineer focused on low latency and high-performance systems. You will design, develop, and optimize Java applications, tackling multithreading and concurrency to achieve high throughput.

The role involves cloud deployments on AWS and collaborating across teams to deliver scalable solutions. You will troubleshoot performance issues, optimize resource usage, and contribute to distributed, performance-critical systems.

Qualifications

• Proven expertise in designing and building high-performance Java applications.
• Strong understanding of multithreading, concurrency, and parallel processing.
• Experience optimizing performance and resource utilization in distributed systems.
• Hands-on experience with AWS and cloud-native deployments.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and optimize high-performance Java applications.
• Build and enhance systems requiring low latency or high throughput.
• Work with multithreading, concurrency, and parallel processing to maximize performance.
• Analyze and optimize application performance, scalability, and resource usage.
• Deploy cloud-based solutions using AWS and cloud-native platforms.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver robust and scalable solutions.
• Troubleshoot complex performance-related issues in distributed systems.

Skills

Java

Multithreading

Concurrency

Low latency

High throughput

AWS

Event-driven

Tools

Kafka

RabbitMQ

Solace

AWS

Job description

Harvey Nash is seeking a Java Engineer focused on low latency and high-performance systems. You will design, develop, and optimize Java applications, tackling multithreading and concurrency to achieve high throughput.

The role involves cloud deployments on AWS and collaborating across teams to deliver scalable solutions. You will troubleshoot performance issues, optimize resource usage, and contribute to distributed, performance-critical systems.