Java Engineers & Consultants

Salary: £45,000 - 65,000 per year

Requirements:

• Strong experience in Java development, with exposure to Kotlin or Scala
• Deep understanding of OOP principles, SOLID design, and design patterns
• Hands-on experience with Spring Framework, including Spring Boot and Spring MVC
• Experience designing and securing RESTful APIs
• Experience with containerisation technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and Bitbucket Pipelines
• Strong experience with Git and version control strategies
• Experience working with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Ability to monitor, diagnose, and improve application performance
• Strong understanding of secure coding practices
• Exposure to messaging and streaming technologies such as Kafka and SQS would be advantageous
• Exposure to serverless technologies such as AWS Lambda would be advantageous
• Exposure to monitoring and logging tools such as ELK, Splunk, and Dynatrace would be advantageous
• Exposure to ORM technologies such as JPA and Hibernate would be advantageous
• Exposure to API documentation tools such as Swagger and OpenAPI would be advantageous
• Exposure to test tools such as Postman, Selenium, and Axe would be advantageous
• Exposure to AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot would be advantageous

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

Technologies:

• AI
• API
• AWS
• Lambda
• Azure
• BitBucket
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• Copilot
• Docker
• Dynatrace
• ELK
• GCP
• Git
• GitHub
• Hibernate
• JPA
• Java
• Jenkins
• Kafka
• Kotlin
• Kubernetes
• MVC
• OOP
• OpenAPI
• Postman
• Scala
• Security
• Selenium
• Serverless
• Splunk
• Spring
• Spring Boot
• Swagger

More:

We are a fast-growing technology and transformation team delivering innovative, large-scale engineering solutions. Our work sits at the intersection of technology, data, and AI, supporting some of the UKs most ambitious digital programmes. We collaborate within mature, cross-functional teams alongside engineers, architects, and business stakeholders to create impactful, future-ready solutions. This role is based in Manchester or Newcastle, and we offer a market-leading benefits package, ongoing career development, and a flexible hybrid working environment.

last updated 31 week of 2026