Software Engineer Java Kafka API

Client Server; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Pension

Life Assurance

Private medical care

Travel Insurance

Charitable giving

Gym membership

Flexible holidays

Job summary

Client Server in London is seeking a Software Engineer to design, develop and deliver transformative projects for financial services clients, with a focus on Kafka messaging, migrating legacy systems to AWS and implementing CI/CD pipelines.

You will work in a collaborative team with emphasis on engineering best practices and continuous improvement, gaining strong client exposure and opportunities for learning in a hybrid work setup with three days in the City.

Qualifications

• Strong Java development experience with multi-threading and concurrency.
• Experience with Spring Boot and microservices architectures.
• Kafka experience or similar messaging systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and deliver transformational projects for clients.
• Focus on Kafka messaging, migrating legacy systems to AWS, CI/CD pipelines.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Microservices

Kafka

REST APIs

AWS

OOP Fundamentals

DevOps / CI/CD

Collaboration

Multithreading

Job description

Software Engineer / Developer (Java Kafka API) London / WFH to £90k

Are you a Java technologist seeking a role where you can work on ground breaking technology, continually learning and progressing your career?

You could be joining a global technology consultancy.

What's in it for you:

• Salary to £90k
• Hybrid working (x2 days WFH per week)
• Pension, Life Assurance, Income Protection
• Private medical care for you and your family, including mental health
• Travel Insurance
• Charitable giving
• Gym membership for you and your family
• Flexible holiday scheme

Your role:

As a Software Engineer you will design, develop and deliver a range of transformational projects for clients, mainly within the financial services sector and with a focus on Kafka messaging, migrating legacy systems to AWS and introducing CI/CD pipelines and cloud deployments.

You'll join a collaborative team with a focus on engineering best practice and continuous improvement of client systems; you will have lots of business and client exposure and continual learning and development opportunities.

Location / WFH:

There's a hybrid work from home policy with three days a week in the London, City office (or at client sites), you'll join a friendly, diverse, upbeat team.

About you

• You have Java development skills including multi-threading and concurrency
• You have experience with Spring Boot and microservices environments
• You have experience with Kafka (or similar messaging tools)
• You have a good knowledge of REST APIs
• You have a good understanding of AWS
• You have a thorough understanding of software development and Computer Science fundamentals such as Object Oriented Programming, Data Structures and Design Patterns
• You're familiar with DevOps, CI/CD pipelines
• You're collaborative, enjoy problem solving and interacting with clients