Senior Java Microservices Engineer — Milton Keynes

Plexus Tech; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Continued training

Professional projection

Health insurance

Restaurant tickets

Daycare

Transportation

Job summary

Plexus Tech in Milton Keynes seeks a Senior Software Developer focused on Java to lead testing and automation frameworks across multiple projects. You will drive best practices in code quality, architecture, and delivery, shaping scalable microservices with Spring Boot and modern CI/CD pipelines.

You will collaborate with product teams, ensure robust API integrations (REST/GraphQL), and work with Kafka messaging.

Qualifications

• 5 Years of software development experience in Java (ideally with microservices with Spring Boot).
• Messaging Systems, Ideally Kafka and one other (Rabbit MQ, IBM MQ)
• API Integration with REST and GraphQL.
• Knowledge of Relational and Non-Relational databases.
• Experience in systems development using agile methodologies.
• Bachelor's degree completed in Systems or Computing Engineering, Maths, Physics, Economics, Business Administration, or similar.

Responsibilities

• Development and maintenance of systems, focusing on testing and automation across multiple projects.
• Work to improve the company's best practices from a testing standpoint.
• Oversee monitoring, technical supervision, implementations, and provide third line application support.
• Engage in systems engineering, including the creation of microservices, automated tests, middleware applications, and orchestrators.
• Focus on performance, observability, and resilience of applications.

Skills

Java

Microservices

Messaging Systems

REST

GraphQL

Databases

Agile Methodologies

Education

Bachelor's degree in Systems or Computing Engineering, Maths, Physics, Economics, Business Administration, or similar

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Gatling

JMeter

Jira

Confluence

Gradle

Github Actions

Sonar

Job description

Plexus Tech in Milton Keynes seeks a Senior Software Developer focused on Java to lead testing and automation frameworks across multiple projects. You will drive best practices in code quality, architecture, and delivery, shaping scalable microservices with Spring Boot and modern CI/CD pipelines.

You will collaborate with product teams, ensure robust API integrations (REST/GraphQL), and work with Kafka messaging.