Senior Software Engineer, Java

Jobtailor; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in the United Kingdom is seeking a skilled software professional to design, build, test, and maintain modern applications. You will contribute to architecture and product planning while mentoring team members and sharing knowledge across the organization.

The role emphasizes delivering scalable, secure solutions and collaborating with colleagues and stakeholders to balance technical and business needs.

Qualifications

• Must have demonstrable Java and AWS experience.
• Experience designing, building, testing and maintaining modern software applications.
• Experience applying development best practices for security, scalability and performance.
• Contributing to technical decisions and direction in a collaborative team environment, including architecture, estimation, product planning, and user story creation.
• Experience of design and development across multiple layers of an application.
• Mentoring junior team members.
• Good communication skills with the ability to explain issues to technical and non-technical people.
• Experience with CI/CD techniques.
• Experience debugging and troubleshooting live applications.
• Active participation in knowledge sharing within the team and with wider audiences.
• Experience with multiple programming languages and data storage technologies.
• Balancing technical decisions with user needs and commercial constraints.
• Knowledge of public cloud platforms such as AWS and Azure, including SaaS and PaaS.
• Experience in one or more Java BPMN 2.0 implementations.

Responsibilities

• Develop high quality solutions that delight our customers and impact users worldwide.
• Make sound, reasoned decisions in a fast-paced environment.
• Mentor colleagues while learning about new technologies and approaches.

Skills

Java

AWS

Cloud architecture

CI/CD

Security best practices

Scalability design

Performance optimization

Mentoring

Communication

Team collaboration

Requirements gathering

Multi-language programming

Data storage technologies

BPMN 2.0

Job description

• Responsible for developing high quality solutions which delight our customers and impact the lives of users worldwide.
• Make sound, reasoned decisions in a fast-paced environment.
• Mentor colleagues while learning about new technologies and approaches.

Requirements

• Must have demonstrable Java and AWS experience
• Proficient in designing, building, testing and maintaining modern software applications
• Experience of applying development best practices and patterns in relation to security, scalability and performance
• Contributing to technical decisions and direction in a collaborative team environment, including architecture, estimation, product planning, user story/requirement creation.
• Experience of design and development across multiple layers of an application
• Mentoring junior team members
• Good communication skills, with the ability to communicate issues to technical and non-technical people.
• Experience of Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery techniques
• Experience of debugging and troubleshooting live applications
• Active participation in knowledge sharing activities, both within the team and with wider non-technical audiences
• Experience of multiple programming languages and data storage technologies
• Experience of balancing technical decisions with user needs and commercial constraints
• Knowledge of public cloud platforms, such as AWS and Azure, including SaaS and PaaS offerings
• Experience in one or more Java BPMN 2.0 implementations.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in Java and AWS, with a strong focus on designing, building, and maintaining scalable software applications. Proven ability to mentor team members and communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.