Java Developer

Your new company

You will be joining a large, highly regarded public sector organisation undergoing significant digital transformation. The team is focused on delivering modern, scalable platforms that directly impact millions of users across the UK.

This is an opportunity to work within a collaborative, agile environment where engineering best practices, innovation, and continuous improvement are strongly encouraged.

Your new role

As a Java Developer, you will play a key role in the design, development, and delivery of enterprise-scale applications. Working within cross-functional agile teams, you will be responsible for building and enhancing microservices-based systems and contributing to full-stack delivery where required.

Key responsibilities include

Designing and developing scalable Java-based applications using modern frameworks

Building and maintaining microservices architectures and RESTful APIs

Contributing to full-stack development across backend and frontend technologies

Producing high-level designs and architectural artefacts

Leading or mentoring developers and collaborating with product owners, BA's, and QA teams

Driving best practices across CI/CD, TDD, and DevOps pipelines

Ensuring performance, accessibility, and reliability across applications

Engaging with stakeholders and contributing in a client-facing capacity

What you'll need to succeed

To be successful in this role, you will bring deep technical expertise alongside strong leadership and communication skills.

Essential skills & experience

10+ years' experience developing enterprise-level web applications

Strong expertise in Java (7/8+), Spring Boot, Spring Framework & Microservices

Solid experience building REST APIs / Web Services

Experience across the full stack (e.g. Java backend + JavaScript, React or JSF frontend)

Strong understanding of component-based architecture & system design

Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Maven), Git, and Agile/Scrum delivery

Hands-on experience with AWS or cloud-based environments

Experience with databases such as Oracle or MongoDB

Knowledge of TDD and automated testing frameworks (e.g. JUnit, Jest)

Experience leading teams and working across cross-functional environments

Strong client-facing communication skills

Additional desirable experience

Web accessibility standards and tools (e.g. NVDA, WAVE, Accessibility Insights)

Performance monitoring tools (e.g. JProfiler, Glowroot)

DevOps tooling (e.g. Ansible, Gradle, GoCD)

Integration tools such as MuleSoft

Technologies such as FreeMarker, Node.js, Subversion

What you need to do now

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