Software Engineer

Applause IT Recruitment Ltd; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Life Insurance

Private Medical Insurance

EAP & GP access

Company mobile phone

Free onsite parking

Long-term career growth

Job summary

Applause IT Recruitment Ltd in Birmingham is seeking a Java Software Engineer to join a growing software business delivering bespoke enterprise software used by law enforcement. You will work across backend, database and web layers with ownership of features.

The role requires solid commercial Java experience with Spring Boot, Hibernate/JPA and SQL on Linux; UK Government Security Clearance is required. The package includes £45,000–£50,000 salary plus benefits, 25 days' leave, private medical

Qualifications

• Commercial Java experience with backend and full-stack development.
• Experience with Java, Spring Boot/J2EE, Hibernate/JPA, SQL Server or MySQL.
• Linux experience and building enterprise software applications.

Responsibilities

• Designing and developing enterprise applications using Java, J2EE and Spring Boot
• Developing and maintaining full-stack software solutions
• Working with Hibernate / JPA and relational databases
• Designing, querying and optimising SQL Server and MySQL databases
• Working within Linux environments, including Red Hat / Rocky Linux
• Building responsive web applications
• Troubleshooting technical issues and taking ownership through to resolution
• Working collaboratively with other engineers and customers to understand requirements and design appropriate solutions
• Contributing across the full software development lifecycle

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

SQL

Linux

Full Stack

Tools

Hibernate / JPA

SQL Server

MySQL

Vaadin

GWT / GXT

HTML5

CSS

Job description

Java Software Engineer

Birmingham / Birmingham International

£45,000 – £50,000 + Benefits

Java | Spring Boot | SQL | Linux | Full Stack

Are you a Java Developer looking for an opportunity to work on technically interesting, business-critical software where you'll have genuine ownership across the development lifecycle?

We're recruiting for a growing software business developing bespoke applications used within law enforcement. They're looking for a Java Software Engineer to join their Birmingham-based development team, working across the design, development, delivery and ongoing improvement of enterprise software solutions.

This would suit a developer with solid commercial Java experience who enjoys solving technical problems, working across backend, database and web technologies, and having visibility of how their software is actually used.

What you'll be doing

• Designing and developing enterprise applications using Java, J2EE and Spring Boot
• Developing and maintaining full-stack software solutions
• Working with Hibernate / JPA and relational databases
• Designing, querying and optimising SQL Server and MySQL databases
• Working within Linux environments, including Red Hat / Rocky Linux
• Building responsive web applications
• Troubleshooting technical issues and taking ownership through to resolution
• Working collaboratively with other engineers and customers to understand requirements and design appropriate solutions
• Contributing across the full software development lifecycle

What we're looking for

You'll ideally have commercial experience across:

• Java
• Spring Boot and/or J2EE
• Hibernate / JPA
• SQL Server and/or MySQL
• Linux

Experience with any of the following would be advantageous, but isn't essential:

• Vaadin
• GWT / GXT
• HTML5
• CSS
• Broader full-stack development experience

We're particularly interested in developers who can demonstrate meaningful ownership of software development rather than purely maintenance or support work.

You'll need to be comfortable solving problems independently while collaborating closely with colleagues and customers when required.

What's on offer?

• £45,000 – £50,000 salary
• 25 days' annual leave, increasing with long service
• 6% employer pension contribution after three months
• Life insurance
• Private medical insurance after qualifying service
• Employee Assistance Programme including 24/7 GP access
• Company mobile phone
• Free onsite parking
• Opportunity to work on specialist software with real-world applications
• Long-term opportunity to develop within a growing engineering team

Security Clearance

Due to the nature of the customers and projects involved, UK Government Security Clearance is required for this position, and successful applicants will need to be eligible to undergo the relevant background-checking process.

If you're a Java Developer looking for a role where you can work across backend development, databases and web applications while taking greater ownership of technically interesting projects, we'd be keen to hear from you.