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Prestigious Opportunity for Java Developers and Consultants
Join a fast-growing technology and transformation team delivering innovative, large-scale engineering solutions.
This role sits at the intersection of technology, data, and AI, working on some of the UK's most ambitious digital programmes. You'll play a key role in designing and building modern, scalable applications that help organisations make smarter, data-driven decisions.
Collaborating within mature, cross-functional teams, working alongside engineers, architects, and business stakeholders to create impactful, future-ready solutions.
Locations: Manchester or Newcastle
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain high-quality Java-based applications
- Contribute across the full software development lifecycle
- Provide technical input into architecture and system design
- Build secure, scalable RESTful APIs
- Collaborate with engineers, product teams, and stakeholders to deliver solutions
- Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex production issues
- Continuously improve system performance, reliability, and security
- Stay up to date with emerging technologies and best practices
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If you possess a combination of some of the following skills, then LET'S TALK!
- Strong experience in Java development (plus exposure to Kotlin or Scala)
- Deep understanding of OOP principles, SOLID design, and design patterns
- Hands-on experience with Spring Framework (Spring Boot, Spring MVC)
- Experience designing and securing RESTful APIs
- Experience with containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Familiarity with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Bit bucket Pipelines)
- Strong experience with Git and version control strategies
- Experience working with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
- Ability to monitor, diagnose, and improve application performance
- Strong understanding of secure coding practices
Exposure to the following would be advantageous but not essential:
- Messaging/streaming technologies (Kafka, SQS)
- Serverless technologies (e.g., AWS Lambda)
- Monitoring/logging tools (ELK, Splunk, Dynatrace)
- ORM technologies (JPA, Hibernate)
- API documentation tools (e.g., Swagger/OpenAPI)
- Test tools (Postman, Selenium, Axe)
- Exposure to AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot)
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