Senior Java Developer – Spring Microservices, Kafka, Hybrid

Royal London; Over Alderley; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mutual life and pensions company in Alderley Park seeks a skilled Java Developer to join their new engineering team. The role involves building innovative technology solutions to support investment products. Candidates should have expertise in enterprise Java development, REST APIs, and cloud platforms. This hybrid position offers great workplace benefits, including 28 days of annual leave and a competitive pension scheme.

Benefits

28 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Up to 14% employer matching pension scheme

Private medical insurance

Qualifications

• Experienced in enterprise Java development with Spring.
• Skilled in REST API microservice development.
• Knowledgeable in persistence and NoSQL databases.
• Familiar with cloud and containerisation platforms like Kubernetes.
• Experienced in TDD and agile development practices.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain a new technology solution for investment products.
• Collaborate with a newly formed engineering team.
• Contribute to modernising technology for competitive advantage.

Skills

Enterprise Java development with Spring

REST API microservice development

Event streaming with Kafka

Persistence and caching layers

NoSQL databases such as MongoDB

Cloud and containerisation platforms like Kubernetes

Test-Driven Development (TDD)

Agile development practices

Working with minimal supervision

Team collaboration

Job description

A leading mutual life and pensions company in Alderley Park seeks a skilled Java Developer to join their new engineering team. The role involves building innovative technology solutions to support investment products. Candidates should have expertise in enterprise Java development, REST APIs, and cloud platforms. This hybrid position offers great workplace benefits, including 28 days of annual leave and a competitive pension scheme.