Senior Java Developer at Ecrebo Ltd

Jack and Jill AI; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A tech company in Reading, UK is seeking a Senior Java Developer to join their team. You will design and maintain high-throughput Java microservices, leveraging a modern tech stack including Java 21 and Spring Boot 3 in a Google Cloud Platform environment. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of Java experience and expertise with API design and event-driven systems. This role offers the opportunity to work on impactful core systems for global retailers.

Qualifications

• Over 5 years of commercial Java experience.
• Expertise with Java 17/21 and Spring Boot 3 microservices.
• Experience with Google Cloud Platform services.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain high-throughput Java microservices.
• Architect event-driven systems using Pub/Sub and Redis.
• Collaborate to build secure, scalable APIs.

Skills

Java 21

Spring Boot 3

Google Cloud Platform

PostgreSQL

API design

Job description

Senior Java Developer

Company Description

Ecrebo Ltd - Leading retail POS marketing and analytics platform

Job Description

Join Ecrebo to build high-performance services powering real-time customer engagements for global retailers. You will design and scale Java 21 microservices on Google Cloud Platform, processing millions of daily transactions. This role offers the chance to influence architecture while delivering high-throughput digital receipts and messaging solutions that redefine the retail experience.

Location

Reading, UK

Why this role is remarkable

• Work with a modern tech stack featuring Java 21, Spring Boot 3, and Kubernetes in a sophisticated GCP-native environment.
• Impact the core systems used by major global retailers to deliver personalized messaging and analytics at massive scale.
• Join a collaborative engineering culture that prioritizes technical excellence, mentoring, and pragmatic, delivery-focused problem solving.

What you will do

• Design and maintain high-throughput Java microservices using Spring Boot, PostgreSQL, and OpenAPI within a containerized GCP ecosystem.
• Architect event-driven systems using Pub/Sub and Redis to optimize services for low latency and high daily transaction volumes.
• Collaborate across product and data teams to build secure, scalable APIs and contribute to infrastructure reliability through automated CI/CD pipelines.

The ideal candidate

• Possesses over 5 years of commercial Java experience, including expertise with Java 17/21 and Spring Boot 3 microservices.
• Has deep practical experience with Google Cloud Platform services including GKE, Cloud SQL, and Pub/Sub event-driven messaging patterns.
• Demonstrates strong API design skills and a solid understanding of distributed systems, concurrency, and performance tuning for high-volume data processing.