Senior Java/Spring Engineer - Hybrid, Lead & Deliver

Gist Limited; Basingstoke; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

20% M&S discount

25 days annual leave

Discounted healthcare

Annual bonus

Pension (Auto Enrolment)

Life assurance (up to 4x salary)

Employee discounts via app

Wellbeing support

Training & development programs

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

Gist Limited is hiring a Senior Java/Spring Software Engineer to design, develop and support high-quality Java applications. You will influence architecture, mentor developers, and drive best practices across the team.

The role spans the full SDLC with opportunities to shape technical directions and improve performance. You will work in a hybrid setup at our Chineham, Basingstoke site and from home, reporting to the Head of Application Development.

Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of Java, including OOP, collections, multithreading and exception handling.
• Extensive experience with Spring and Hibernate.
• Delivery of production-quality Java/Spring applications.
• Familiar with TDD, Agile/Scrum, and CI/CD tooling (Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, Git).
• Experience with relational databases (Oracle, DB2) and strong SQL; NoSQL knowledge is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain high-quality Java applications that are scalable and secure.
• Contribute to system architecture, technology selection, and key technical decisions.
• Lead code reviews and champion engineering best practices for quality and performance.
• Mentor junior developers and collaborate with product, business and tech stakeholders.
• Support Agile delivery, estimation, and prioritisation; seek process improvements.
• Work with CI/CD pipelines and modern DevOps practices; participate in 2nd line support rota.

Skills

Java

Spring

Hibernate

OOP

Multithreading

Exception handling

Code reviews

TDD

Agile/Scrum

CI/CD

Jenkins

Docker

Kubernetes

SQL

Oracle/DB2

NoSQL

Tools

Jenkins

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

Job description

Gist Limited is hiring a Senior Java/Spring Software Engineer to design, develop and support high-quality Java applications. You will influence architecture, mentor developers, and drive best practices across the team.

The role spans the full SDLC with opportunities to shape technical directions and improve performance. You will work in a hybrid setup at our Chineham, Basingstoke site and from home, reporting to the Head of Application Development.