Senior Java Engineer: Lead Scalable Backend & Mentoring

Visa; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent financial services company in Gloucester is seeking a Senior Java Software Engineer to collaborate with teams on new feature development and maintain existing code. The ideal candidate should have demonstrable software engineering experience, proficiency in Java, and a solid understanding of agile methodologies. Responsibilities include mentoring engineers, resolving customer issues, and driving technical initiatives. This role is pivotal to ensuring high-quality software delivery and contributing to a positive team atmosphere.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in a software engineering position.
• Ability to manage and prioritise your own workload.
• Experience of designing and developing scalable distributed applications.
• Knowledge of patterns and their trade-offs in a distributed environment.
• External API integration experience.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with team members to develop new features.
• Support resolution of customer issues.
• Lead significant portions of projects.
• Mentor less experienced engineers.
• Drive technical initiatives and resolve critical bugs.

Skills

Java software development

Agile methodologies

Problem-solving

Collaboration

Tools

Modern IDEs

Source control

Continuous integration systems

Job description

A prominent financial services company in Gloucester is seeking a Senior Java Software Engineer to collaborate with teams on new feature development and maintain existing code. The ideal candidate should have demonstrable software engineering experience, proficiency in Java, and a solid understanding of agile methodologies. Responsibilities include mentoring engineers, resolving customer issues, and driving technical initiatives. This role is pivotal to ensuring high-quality software delivery and contributing to a positive team atmosphere.