Java Software Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Sheffield; Remote; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology consultancy seeks a Java Software Engineer for a 12-month fixed-term contract in Sheffield. The role requires active SC Clearance and focuses on delivering high-quality code and building reliable services while working collaboratively. Candidates should possess skills in Java, TDD, API design, and CI/CD processes.

Qualifications

• Experience with Java and software engineering principles is critical.
• Knowledge of CI/CD, security tooling, and automation approaches is beneficial.
• Understanding of software architecture and event-driven architecture is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Deliver business outcomes from requirements into production.
• Build, run, and maintain the quality of your code.
• Support transitioning applications into live services.

Skills

Postgres

Docker

API design

TDD

Kafka

React

TypeScript

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Java Software Engineer, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

Client: Amber Labs

Location: Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Views:

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Posted:

31.05.2025

Expiry Date:

15.07.2025

Job Description:

Java Software Engineer (Must hold active SC)

Location: Remote

The Company:

At Amber Labs, we are a cutting-edge UK and European technology consultancy that prioritises empowering autonomy, promoting experimentation, and facilitating rapid learning to provide exceptional value to our clients. Our company culture is centred around collaboration, where all colleagues, regardless of their role, work together to minimise risk and shorten delivery times. Our team consists of highly-skilled cross-functional consultants, analysts, and support staff.

Your role:

You will apply a software engineering mindset to problems, whether provisioning services, writing code, or automation tools and scripts. You will have a lean mindset, striving to build reliable and performant services that are operationally sound. You will aim to do things better and faster, eliminating waste and applying this across the entire software delivery lifecycle for internal customers and end users.

What you’ll do:

You will be responsible for delivering business outcomes, from requirements into the production environment.

You will be responsible for all aspects of your code through to production, including performance and security. You build it, you run it.

You will work as part of a team, helping to deliver high-quality code.

You will have knowledge of software architecture and how to apply it to business problems.

Advocacy and education: Help raise the bar for development teams, helping them learn and become self-sufficient, automating processes, and interacting with platform teams to impart knowledge of the software development process.

Apply an automation approach to your work, including CI, CD, security tooling, code quality tools, and deployment tooling.

You’ll provide technical support for transitioning applications into live service and ongoing support.

Your skills and experience:

Experience with some of the following is desirable:

• Postgres, Liquibase for database versioning
• Containerisation with Docker
• API design with Swagger/OpenAPI
• TDD (JUnit, Mockito), high code quality standards
• Kafka for event-driven architecture
• React, TypeScript

Diversity & Inclusion:

We are dedicated to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace. Our commitment includes valuing diverse perspectives, prohibiting harassment and discrimination, and educating all employees on our policies to create a safe, respectful environment.

This role is a 12-month perm FTC, requiring active SC Clearance. We cannot consider candidates requiring sponsorship or holding a visa.

What Happens Next?

Our Talent Acquisition Team will contact you regarding next steps. The interview process typically involves two stages, with a possible third involving company Partners if necessary.