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# Software Engineer Java Kafka API

- **Company:** gb
Client Server
- **Location:** London, UK (Remote available)
- **Salary:** £90,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, Data Structures, Software Design Patterns, DevOps, Object-Oriented Software Development, Cloud Services, Software Engineering, Multithreading, Spring-boot, Apache Kafka, Restful APIs, Legacy Systems, Microservices
- **Published:** July 30, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.totaljobs.com/job/software-engineer-java/client-server-job107765903

## About the Role

* You have Java development skills including multi-threading and concurrency
 * You have experience with Spring Boot and microservices environments
 * You have experience with Kafka (or similar messaging tools)
 * You have a good knowledge of REST APIs
 * You have a good understanding of AWS
 * You have a thorough understanding of software development and Computer Science fundamentals such as Object Oriented Programming, Data Structures and Design Patterns
 * You are familiar with DevOps, CI/CD pipelines
 * You're collaborative, enjoy problem solving and interacting with clients

## Description

As a Software Engineer you will design, develop and deliver a range of transformational projects for clients, mainly within the financial services sector and with a focus on Kafka messaging, migrating legacy systems to AWS and introducing CI/CD pipelines and cloud deployments.

You'll join a collaborative team with a focus on engineering best practice and continuous improvement of client systems; you will have lots of business and client exposure and continual learning and development opportunities.


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