Senior Java Developer

Hireful; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 51,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK SaaS technology company in Oxford is seeking an experienced Java Developer to lead a team and influence architectural decisions. This role offers the opportunity to mentor junior developers while working with Java and Spring Boot to design high-quality applications. The company promotes an innovative environment and provides flexibility for remote work with occasional office visits. Competitive salary of £60K plus benefits included.

Benefits

Benefits package

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Java development, preferably using Java 8+.
• Experience in leading and mentoring a development team.
• Clean-code principles and best practices are essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a small development team.
• Design scalable and maintainable applications using Java.
• Implement best practices for software development.

Skills

Java coding skills

Mentorship

CICD pipelines

Git

AWS services

Tools

Spring Boot

Docker

AWS CloudFormation

Job description

Job Overview

Java Developer sought by UK SaaS technology company, scaling at pace & looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join a small, yet experienced team to lead from the front on new feature development.

Your coding will influence thousands of users across our platform & we love to innovate by giving our development team the ability to make & influence architectural decisions.

So, if you have

strong Java coding skills, at a “Senior” level & would like to mentor a handful of more junior team members, then please get in touch!

Title

Java Developer. Senior Java Developer. Software Engineer. Some combination of those words.

Location

HQ is in Oxfordshire, but this role & the team can & do operate remotely if needed. You'd need to be open to some office visits in the Oxford area though.

Salary

£60K Basic + Benefits package

Responsibilities & Qualifications

• Lead & mentor a small development team. You may have some experience already, or want to progress in your career to a more senior/lead type role.
• Proven experience in designing and building scalable, and maintainable applications using Java (Java 8+, with experience or a strong desire to work with Java 21) and Spring Boot.
• Understanding and hands‑on experience with a range of core AWS services.
• Software Development Best Practices: A strong commitment to writing clean, well‑tested, secure, and maintainable code. Proficient with Git and CI/CD pipelines.

Desirable / you will get into

• Experience working with teams in building web applications using React and/or JavaScript on the client‑side.
• Familiarity with containerization technologies such as Docker & IaC tools like AWS CloudFormation.

Next Steps

progress your career in a stable, well‑established & innovative UK SaaS technology company – please hit the apply button or get in touch!