Senior Java Engineer - Air Perishables Logistics (Hybrid)

Kuehne+Nagel; Milton Keynes; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working (Milton Keynes)

International exposure

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Kuehne+Nagel in Milton Keynes is seeking a Global Air Logistics IT (Senior) Software Engineer to help build and evolve the applications that keep time-critical perishables moving worldwide.

You will design and implement Java-based solutions (Java 17+), contribute to architecture in distributed teams, and work within agile practices to deliver innovative digital products across global operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or related field.
• Strong production-level experience as a full-stack Java developer.
• Core Java (17+) and Spring Boot expertise.
• Experience with JPA/Hibernate, JUnit, CI/CD pipelines, Git, Maven, Docker.
• Knowledge of JavaScript/HTML/CSS, Angular/TypeScript, and RESTful services.
• Experience with Kafka and distributed teams in agile environments.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement end-to-end solutions for Air Perishables digital products.
• Contribute to architecture discussions in distributed teams.
• Write clean, well-tested code following engineering standards and Agile principles.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines, containerisation, and cloud deployments.
• Continuously optimise and stabilise existing applications.
• Collaborate with business leaders and operations to deliver innovative solutions.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and share findings.
• Engage in sprint ceremonies: stand-ups, planning, code reviews, retrospectives.

Skills

Java 17+

Spring Boot

JPA/Hibernate

JUnit

CI/CD pipelines

Git

Maven

Docker

RESTful services

Kafka

JavaScript

Angular

TypeScript

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology

Tools

CI/CD tools

Job description

Kuehne+Nagel in Milton Keynes is seeking a Global Air Logistics IT (Senior) Software Engineer to help build and evolve the applications that keep time-critical perishables moving worldwide.

You will design and implement Java-based solutions (Java 17+), contribute to architecture in distributed teams, and work within agile practices to deliver innovative digital products across global operations.