Senior Java Engineer
Ocho
Belfast, United Kingdom
yesterday
Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours) Working hours
Regular working hours Languages
English Experience level
SeniorJob location
Remote
Belfast, United Kingdom
Tech stack
Java
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Cloud Computing
DevOps
Distributed Systems
Amazon DynamoDB
Software Architecture
Cloud Platform System
Spring-boot
Backend
Cloudformation
Event Driven Architecture
Containerization
Kubernetes
Cloudwatch
REST
Terraform
Docker
Microservices
Job description
- Designing, developing and maintaining backend services using Java
- Building and operating cloud-native solutions on AWS
- Working with services such as EC2, ECS/EKS, Lambda, S3, RDS/DynamoDB and CloudWatch
- Contributing to architectural decisions and cloud best practices
- Improving system scalability, performance and resilience
- Working closely with DevOps, product and engineering teams
- Mentoring junior engineers and raising engineering standards
Requirements
Do you enjoy designing and building scalable backend systems in the cloud - with Java at the core and AWS powering it all?, * Strong commercial experience as a Senior Java Engineer
- Deep knowledge of modern Java (Java 11+)
- Hands-on AWS experience in production environments
- Experience designing and supporting distributed systems and microservices
- Strong understanding of RESTful APIs and event-driven architectures
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and cloud-based deployments
- A proactive, problem-solving mindset
Nice to have
- Spring / Spring Boot
- Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation)
- Containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Experience in high-availability or high-throughput environments
This role would suit a senior engineer who enjoys building reliable cloud systems and taking ownership from design through to production.
If you have any further questions on the role, please feel free to reach out to Brendan McCrory directly.