Platform Backend Java Engineer (Hybrid, Fixed-Term)

NextWave Consulting; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A tech consulting firm seeks a Backend Java Developer in Birmingham to build core backend services for a Data Fabric platform. Candidates should have strong experience with Java, Spring, and SQL transformations. This role involves working on data governance and performance-oriented backend solutions, ideally in a hybrid environment, offering a salary between £50,000 and £65,000 based on experience.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience in Java (17/21) with Spring framework.
• Deep understanding of JDBC, SQL parsing/validation, and query planning/optimization.
• Experience with SQL planners or query transformation layers.

Responsibilities

• Build core backend services in Java for access control and query manipulation.
• Implement deterministic policy/rule engines for data governance.
• Contribute to architecture decisions focusing on modularity and extensibility.

Skills

Java (17/21)

Spring

SQL parsing/validation

Backend performance

JUnit 5

Mockito

CI/CD

Docker

Maven

Jenkins

Job description

A tech consulting firm seeks a Backend Java Developer in Birmingham to build core backend services for a Data Fabric platform. Candidates should have strong experience with Java, Spring, and SQL transformations. This role involves working on data governance and performance-oriented backend solutions, ideally in a hybrid environment, offering a salary between £50,000 and £65,000 based on experience.