Java Developer
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Job description
I'm working with a client who are looking for an engineer with solid Java Spring Boot skills and hands-on experience owning cloud migrations, primarily on AWS.
Key info:
- Contract: Initial 3 months, with a strong likelihood of 6-9 months extension
- Start date: ASAP
- Day rate: £540
- Inside IR35
- Hybrid: Manchester (2 days per week in the office)
- Team size: 4-5 engineers
- Interview process:
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1st stage virtual (75 mins technical + 15 mins Q&A)
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2nd stage in-person (90 mins: migration knowledge + pairing exercise)
Role highlights:
- Java & Spring Boot development
- Owning and delivering cloud migrations
- Migrating a full product stack to cloud services
- Heavy focus on AWS (infrastructure, databases, frameworks, services)
- Working closely with engineers and stakeholders across teams
- Quickly learning existing systems and domain knowledge
- Using AI tools to support development and delivery
Key skills they're looking for:
- Experience with Java, including Spring Boot
- Proven experience owning or delivering cloud migration projects
- Strong AWS knowledge (around 80% of the role is AWS-focused)
- Ability to move infrastructure, databases, applications, and frameworks to the cloud
- Strong communication skills - comfortable handling questions and integrations across teams
- Ability to ramp up quickly in unfamiliar systems
Nice-to-haves (not essential):
- Experience re-platforming or modernising Legacy systems
- Broader DevOps or CI/CD exposure
- Previous use of AI-assisted coding tools
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Requirements
- Experience with Java, including Spring Boot
- Proven experience owning or delivering cloud migration projects
- Strong AWS knowledge (around 80% of the role is AWS-focused)
- Ability to move infrastructure, databases, applications, and frameworks to the cloud
- Strong communication skills - comfortable handling questions and integrations across teams
- Ability to ramp up quickly in unfamiliar systems
Nice-to-haves (not essential):
- Experience re-platforming or modernising Legacy systems
- Broader DevOps or CI/CD exposure
- Previous use of AI-assisted coding tools
Benefits & conditions
- Contract: Initial 3 months, with a strong likelihood of 6-9 months extension
- Start date: ASAP
- Day rate: £540
- Inside IR35
- Hybrid: Manchester (2 days per week in the office)
- Team size: 4-5 engineers
- Interview process:
-
1st stage virtual (75 mins technical + 15 mins Q&A)
-
2nd stage in-person (90 mins: migration knowledge + pairing exercise)
Role highlights:
- Java & Spring Boot development
- Owning and delivering cloud migrations
- Migrating a full product stack to cloud services
- Heavy focus on AWS (infrastructure, databases, frameworks, services)
- Working closely with engineers and stakeholders across teams
- Quickly learning existing systems and domain knowledge
- Using AI tools to support development and delivery