Senior Software Developer

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

We are passionate about technology, but above all we love the people who make it possible.

We need your talent to continue growing as a company. National and international projects working with state-of-the-art technologies and the best professionals in the industry.

The candidate that will succeed in this position will be able to create all the testing and automation frameworks as required for their projects. Thus, the candidate may have to work on multiple projects once, also working to improve the company's best practices from a testing a standpoint.

We are seeking a Senior Sofware Developer specialiced in Java based in Milton Keynes.

• 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.
• EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree completed in Systems or Computing Engineering, Maths, Physics, Economics, Business Administration, or similar.

WHAT’S GOOD TO KNOW

• UK and International Payment Standards (ISO2022, SWIFT, MX)
• Containerisation with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Knowledge in Cloud (AWS)
• Performance testing with tools like Gatling or JMeter.
• Collaborative tools (Jira and Confluence)
• DevOps (continuous integration with Gradle, Github Actions, Sonar)

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

• Activities and challenges: development and maintenance of systems, using low-platform programming language, as well as working as a Engineer directing the team in the best software construction practices on the market.
• Apply good logical reasoning skills, demonstrate ease of learning, and exhibit proactivity.
• 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 the performance, observability, and resilience of applications.

• Access to continued training.
• Professional projection
• Flexible remuneration in health insurance, restaurant tickets, daycare, transportation