Java Engineer (Server-Side Development)

Base 3; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology company in Greater London is seeking a skilled software developer to lead the migration of a legacy application to a new service-oriented architecture. The successful candidate will possess solutions design and development experience and strong Java programming skills, along with expertise in Docker, Kubernetes, and Agile methodologies. This role requires hands-on development while coaching junior staff, ensuring compliance with engineering standards, and delivering a coherent IT solution that meets both functional and non-functional requirements.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable solutions design and development skills.
• Strong systems development experience at all stages of the software delivery life cycle.

Responsibilities

• Deliver the migration of the Legacy application to new architecture solution.
• Lead delivery of IT solution meeting functional and non-functional requirements.
• Ensure compliance with engineering and architecture standards.
• Organize walkthroughs of the solution with delivery teams.
• Support the development of more junior colleagues.

Skills

Object-Oriented Design

Java programming

Docker

Kubernetes

SpringBoot

Unix/Linux

Kafka ecosystem

Performance tuning

Behaviour-Driven Development

Test-Driven Development

Public Cloud development

Job description

Note:

• Candidates should be based in the UK, using an accredited umbrella company for this assignment and 8 days a month on site is mandatory.

Must Have Qualifications

The successful candidate will have demonstrable solutions design and development skills and experience alongside validated strong systems development experience at all stages of the software delivery life cycle.

Technical Skills:

• Strong systems development experience at all stages of systems development covering design, development, testing, live implementation and post implementation support.
• Strong hands‑on Object‑Oriented Design skills
• Strong core Java programming skills
• Experience of developing services/micro‑services in Java
• Experience of developing containerised services using Docker and Kubernetes
• Hands‑on SpringBoot skills
• Experience of developing and deploying on Unix or Linux
• Hands‑on experience of using the Kafka ecosystem
• Experience of profiling and performance tuning
• Experience of Behaviour‑Driven and Test‑Driven development principles and skills
• Experience of Public Cloud development

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Working as part of an Agile development team to deliver the migration of the Legacy application to new event‑based and service‑oriented architecture solution, working in collaboration with the Solution Architect, Technical Lead, Application architects and other stakeholders.
• Lead delivery of a coherent end‑to‑end IT solution that meets both functional and non‑functional requirements.
• Ensuring that the IT solution complies with the Enterprise engineering and architecture standards.
• Ensuring end‑to‑end consistency of solution delivery across platforms and teams by, for instance, organising walkthroughs of the solution with delivery teams.
• Ensuring that the solution meets guidelines and standards for design and development.
• Undertaking hands‑on development and coaching staff in the new technologies used; The successful candidate will be expected to support the development of more junior colleagues