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# Back End Developer

- **Company:** J&C Associates
- **Location:** UK (Remote available)
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Akka (Toolkit), Continuous Integration, Software Debugging, Linux, Distributed Systems, Elasticsearch, Java Virtual Machine (JVM), MySQL, Redis, Cloud Services, Ansible, Apache Zookeeper, Datadog, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Cassandra, Apache Kafka, Restful APIs, Terraform, Splunk, New Relic (SaaS), Docker
- **Published:** July 24, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www1.jobdiva.co.uk/portal/?a=34jdnwd4ls8uthmwrzi4o3humpp74fc3d5cx3iu8mtcrkknzjqz9d2mvwwdvi9j7.co.ukpid=0/jobs/11332421#/jobs/11332421

## About the Role

* Phenomenal communication and collaboration skills
 * Excellent troubleshooting and diagnosis skills across technologies and distributed systems
 * Great Java skills
 * Previous experience of developing on frameworks such as Spring, Play & Akka would be useful
 * Ability to debug and tune JVM workloads
 * Proficient working with Linux systems
 * Have experience in designing and developing scalable and distributed RESTful APIs
 * Have experience with CI/CD
 * Experience with New Relic, Datadog and Splunk is a bonus
 * Experience using some of Terraform, Ansible, Docker, Kubernetes, Kafka, Cassandra, Zookeeper, etcd, MySQL, Redis and Elastic Search
 * Experience with cloud service providers, especially AWS & Azure
 * Be able to clearly explain complex issues
 * Be curious and have a keen interest in continual learning & improvement
 * Previous job experience as an engineer within an internet scale business is a bonus

Education:

 * Bachelors in Computer Science preferred but not mandatory.



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