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# Contract Senior Software Engineer - Java/Kotlin - Manchester - 6 months £600 per day (Inside IR35)

- **Company:** Ventula Consulting Limited
- **Location:** Manchester, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £143,000.0 - £156,000.0
- **Contract:** Temporary to permanent
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Amazon Web Services, Cloud Computing, Continuous Integration, Distributed Systems, Queueing Systems, Kotlin, Event Driven Architecture, Kubernetes, Apache Kafka, Docker
- **Published:** August 12, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerboard.com/pt/en/find-jobs-in-United-Kingdom/-1CEBD4D1905D1F4093/

## About the Role

* Strong Senior software engineer experience
 * Excellent skills with Java and/or Kotlin
 * Strong distributed systems experience
 * Cloud-native development (Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD; AWS or similar)
 * Kafka/message queues/event-driven architecture
 * Strong communication skills



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