Senior Java Developer

Royal London; Alderley Edge; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal London in Alderley Edge is seeking an experienced Senior Java Developer to help build a state-of-the-art investments platform. You will join a new engineering capability and contribute to a multi-year program, delivering scalable Java solutions, Spring-based services and high-velocity cloud deployments.

The role demands leadership, mentoring, and a passion for best practices across the full software development lifecycle, with a hybrid work pattern that combines office collaboration with

Qualifications

• Experience in enterprise Java development with Spring.
• Proficiency in REST API microservices and event streaming.
• Strong persistence and caching using NoSQL databases.
• Cloud hosting and containerisation platforms experience.
• TDD and automated testing practices.

Responsibilities

• Develop enterprise Java applications with Spring and modern microservices.
• Design and implement REST APIs and event-driven components.
• Work with NoSQL databases for scalable data access and caching.
• Lead and mentor engineers, driving best practices and standards.
• Contribute to cloud deployments and containerised runtimes.
• Maintain a focus on low latency, high performance, and Agile delivery.

Skills

Java/Spring

REST/microservices

NoSQL databases

Cloud hosting

Containerisation

TDD/Automation tests

Low latency performance

Agile SDLC

Leadership/Mentoring

Job description

Contract type: [Permanent]] Location: [[A]] Working style: Hybrid 50% home/office based

Contract type: [Permanent]] Location: [[A]] Working style: Hybrid 50% home/office based

We are seeking expertly skilled and experienced Senior Java Developers to play a central role in building amazing digital solutions for our customers and business users. The team will be focussed on delivering a new state-of-the-art investments platform, an undertaking that is expected to take several years.

About the role

• We are forming new engineering capability in our Alderley Park office to deliver and maintain a new technology solution which will support our investment product offering.
• We have more than 80 vacancies for people to be part of this exciting opportunity.
• Modernising our technology is fundamental to realising our ambitions and achieving sustained competitive advantage. It will allow us to develop an innovative and leading proposition, achieve speed to market and ongoing pace of change, and maintain a competitive cost-to-develop and cost-to-serve.

About you

• Expert in enterprise Java development with Spring.
• Expert in REST API microservice development and event streaming.
• Expert in persistence and caching layers, NoSQL databases.
• Expert in cloud hosting and containerisation platforms.
• Expert in TDD and left-most automated testing.
• Experienced in low latency, highly performant, optimised runtimes.
• Experienced in agile development practices and the full software development lifecycle.
• Thrives with minimal supervision and naturally eager to lead and mentor others.
• Continuously developing new skills, driving best practice and standards.

About Royal London

We’re the UK’s largest mutual life, pensions and investment company, offering protection, long-term savings and asset management products and services.

Our People Promise to our colleagues is that we will all work somewhere inclusive, responsible, enjoyable and fulfilling. This is underpinned by our Spirit of Royal London values; Empowered, Trustworthy, Collaborate, Achieve.

We've always been proud to reward employees by offering great workplace benefits such as 28 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays, an up to 14% employer matching pension scheme and private medical insurance.

Inclusion, diversity and belonging

We’re an inclusive employer. We celebrate and value different backgrounds and cultures across Royal London. Our diverse people and perspectives give us a range of skills which are recognised and respected – whatever their background.