Senior Java Developer

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Senior Java Developer to work a 12-month contract for our client on a 60% on-site hybrid basis out of either Leeds or Manchester.

Skills/experience: ? Recent experience with Java 21 (or later). ? Excellent understanding of TDD and BDD. ? Experience with large microservice architectures. ? Experience of working in an Agile environment. ? Be willing to work in a pair programming environment. ? Have experience in implementing APIs for internal and external use. ? Have the skills to build up a useful, robust automated test suite to support a continuous deployment environment. ? Be involved in the wider web development community, identifying good practices we can adopt and sharing our experiences. ? Be knowledgeable of tools and techniques used within the wider team. ? Take part in 2nd-line support of applications and platforms, including occasional support outside of office hours. ? Have an ability to communicate technical concepts to a non-technical audience. ? Have working knowledge of Unix-like operating systems such as Linux and/or Mac OS X. ? Have the ability to quickly research and learn new programming tools and techniques. ? Understand of the use of Responsive Web Design.

It would also be desirable to have: Working knowledge of Jackson, JAX-RS, mocking frameworks such as Mockito, and messaging platforms such as ActiveMQ or Kafka. Experience of MongoDB or other document databases. Experience of building and scaling high-traffic websites. Experience of handling large data sets and scaling their handling and storage.

If you feel you have the skills and experience needed for this role; please do apply now.

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? Recent experience with Java 21 (or later). ? Excellent understanding of TDD and BDD. ? Experience with large microservice architectures. ? Experience of working in an Agile environment. ? Be willing to work in a pair programming environment. ? Have experience in implementing APIs for internal and external use. ? Have the skills to build up a useful, robust automated test suite to support a continuous deployment environment. ? Be involved in the wider web development community, identifying good practices we can adopt and sharing our experiences. ? Be knowledgeable of tools and techniques used within the wider team. ? Take part in 2nd-line support of applications and platforms, including occasional support outside of office hours. ? Have an ability to communicate technical concepts to a non-technical audience. ? Have working knowledge of Unix-like operating systems such as Linux and/or Mac OS X. ? Have the ability to quickly research and learn new programming tools and techniques. ? Understand of the use of Responsive Web Design.

It would also be desirable to have: Working knowledge of Jackson, JAX-RS, mocking frameworks such as Mockito, and messaging platforms such as ActiveMQ or Kafka. Experience of MongoDB or other document databases. Experience of building and scaling high-traffic websites. Experience of handling large data sets and scaling their handling and storage.