Senior Software Engineer

SF Recruitment; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 102,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading software house in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Software Engineer with strong Java development skills to lead innovative projects. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of Java experience and a background in enterprise-level solutions. This role offers unparalleled progression opportunities and the chance to work on impactful greenfield applications within a hybrid working environment. Competitive salary of up to £120,000 plus benefits, including a bonus scheme and flexible hours.

Benefits

Starting salary of up to £120,000

10% bonus scheme

Long-term remote working

Company ownership shares

Electric company car scheme

Flexible working hours

Best-in-class wellbeing scheme

Private pension scheme

Training budget

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Java development.
• Experience working on enterprise-level applications.
• Strong framework experience with Spring and Spring Boot.

Responsibilities

• Lead role in building scalable greenfield solutions.
• Shape technical output for innovative solutions.
• Mentor team members and guide technical direction.

Skills

Java experience

Enterprise grade solution development

Spring framework

NoSQL, MongoDB

Troubleshooting exposure

Git version control

Containerization

TDD experience

Cloud technologies (AWS, Azure)

Microservices / serverless architecture

Team mentorship skills

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Splunk

ELK

Job description

Senior (lead) Software Engineer with strong Java development skills is sought on hybrid basis by a market leading software house with hubs around the UK.

This Senior Software Engineer would be joining the innovation arm of the business tasked with building complex, highly scalable greenfield solutions utilised worldwide to deliver critical infrastructure. As such experience working on enterprise level applications would be a plus.

Due to the R&D driven culture within this team this Senior Software Engineer will play a lead role in shaping the technical output for solutions that incorporate the latest AI & automation & architecture.

This role would suit an existing senior engineer who is looking to step up into a technical leadership role or an existing lead Engineer who is looking to work on more complex applications with national significance.

With project scope set to triple over the coming months this Senior Engineer will be offered unparalleled level of progression opportunity.

Key Skills

• 5+ years of Java experience
• Experience working on enterprise grade solution development
• Strong framework experience (Spring, Spring Boot, etc.)
• RDBMS experience – NoSQL, MongoDB, etc.
• Troubleshooting exposure – Splunk, ELK, etc.
• Git version control
• Containerization experience – Docker, Kubernetes, etc.
• TDD experience
• Awareness of cloud technologies – AWS, Azure (useful)
• Microservices / serverless architecture experience
• Team mentorship skills

Benefits

• Starting salary of up to £120,000
• 10% bonus scheme
• Long‑term remote working (twice a month in the office)
• Company ownership shares
• Electric company car scheme
• Long‑term hybrid working
• Flexible working hours
• Best‑in‑class physical & amp; mental wellbeing scheme
• Private pension scheme
• Training and personal development budget and time allocation
• Wellbeing protection (death in service, critical illness cover, income protection)
• Extensive career progression opportunities
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays with holiday buy & sell scheme
• Choice of technology

So if you are a senior or Lead Java Engineer who likes the idea of building greenfield applications within an autonomous, innovative team that will positively impact millions of people then please apply now to be considered.

Senior Java Engineer
Up to £120,000
Java, Microservices, AWS, RDBMS, Splunk, CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, Git, TDD