GTC Recruitment
Senior Java Developer
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Contract: 12 months
Locations: Manchester, Leeds or Birmingham
Working Arrangement: 60% office attendance from one of the following locations:
- Manchester
- Leeds
- Birmingham
IR35: Inside IR35
Day Rate: £750 per day via Umbrella
Security: candidates must be eligible for SC clearance
The Opportunity
We are looking for experienced Senior Java Developers to join a large-scale digital transformation programme delivering critical public services.
This is an excellent opportunity for a senior software engineer who enjoys working hands-on with modern Java technologies while providing technical leadership, mentoring and guidance to other developers.
You will play a key role in designing, developing and maintaining robust, resilient and high-quality digital services, while helping teams adopt and maintain strong software engineering practices.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop high-quality, maintainable software using Java and Spring Boot.
- Design and develop reusable libraries, services and APIs.
- Contribute to the design and delivery of scalable and resilient digital services.
- Provide technical leadership and guidance across software engineering teams.
- Review code and technical designs, ensuring engineering standards are maintained.
- Coach and mentor junior and mid-level developers.
- Work collaboratively with Architecture, Engineering, Delivery and other technical teams.
- Design and support system integrations and integration testing.
- Investigate and resolve complex infrastructure and production issues.
- Provide 3rd-line support for developed products, including occasional out-of-hours support where required.
- Promote engineering best practice, knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.
- Contribute to technical strategy and longer-term product direction.
- Consider security, accessibility, resilience, availability and operational stability throughout the development lifecycle.
- Identify technical risks and proactively develop appropriate solutions.
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Essential Technical Skills
You will have strong commercial experience with:
- Java
- Spring Boot
- AWS
- Apache Kafka
- MongoDB
- Microservices and RESTful APIs
- Automated testing and modern software engineering practices
- CI/CD and DevOps principles
- Distributed systems and system integration
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What We're Looking For
We are looking for an experienced Senior Software Engineer who can work independently, take ownership and hit the ground running.
Ideally, you will have experience in:
- Leading or providing technical direction to software engineering teams.
- Mentoring and developing junior and mid-level engineers.
- Designing systems with scalability, resilience, availability and security in mind.
- Reviewing and challenging technical designs.
- Troubleshooting complex production and infrastructure problems.
- Working within Agile delivery environments.
- Establishing and promoting engineering standards and best practice.
- Working with multiple stakeholders and communicating complex technical concepts clearly.
Apply Now
If you are an experienced Java/Spring Boot engineer with strong AWS, Kafka and MongoDB experience and are looking for a senior technical role working on a major digital services programme, we would be keen to hear from you.
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