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# Senior Java Developer

- **Company:** Codeverse Limited
- **Location:** Perivale, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £78,000.0 - £104,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Agile Methodology, Cloud Computing, Cloud Database, Software Debugging, Monitoring of Systems, JSON, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, OAuth, Prometheus, DataOps, Swagger, Scaled Agile Framework, Openapi, Grafana, SC Clearance, Event Driven Architecture, AWS Aurora, Kubernetes, Apache Kafka, Data Management, Api Design, Api Gateway, Restful APIs, Dynatrace, Api Management, Docker, Microservices
- **Published:** August 12, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/senior-java-developer/57223311

## About the Role

* Strong hands-on Java and/or Python development experience.
 * Advanced SQL.
 * Strong Apache Kafka experience.
 * Experience with AWS Aurora / PostgreSQL.
 * Production experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
 * Strong REST API and microservices experience.
 * Experience with Grafana, Prometheus or Dynatrace.
 * Strong debugging, troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
 * Experience working with highly available and scalable systems.
 * Experience with API resilience, retries, timeouts and idempotency.
 * Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Desirable

 * OpenAPI / Swagger
 * OAuth2 / token-based authentication
 * API gateways
 * Event-driven architecture
 * Data observability
 * Public sector or regulated environment experience
 * Data security and privacy

What We're Looking For

We're looking for someone who is genuinely hands-on, enjoys solving complex technical problems and can work effectively within a multidisciplinary Agile team. You should also be comfortable providing technical guidance and mentoring less experienced engineers.

Security: Active SC Clearance is essential.

## Description

We are looking for an experienced Senior Java/Python Engineer to join a high-performing Agile engineering team delivering secure, highly available and scalable microservices and API platforms.

You will be hands-on with modern engineering technologies, working across microservices, APIs, Kafka, cloud databases, containers and observability, while also providing technical leadership and mentoring junior engineers., * Design and develop scalable Java/Python microservices and REST APIs.

 * Build and operate event-driven solutions using Apache Kafka.
 * Design and optimise AWS Aurora PostgreSQL databases and data platforms.
 * Deploy and support applications using Docker and Kubernetes.
 * Develop API integrations using REST, JSON and modern API design practices.
 * Implement resilient systems with appropriate retry, timeout and error-handling mechanisms.
 * Work with monitoring and observability tools including Grafana, Prometheus and Dynatrace.
 * Provide hands-on production support, troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
 * Support P1/P2 incidents within a 24x7 support environment.
 * Contribute to technical architecture, engineering standards and documentation.
 * Mentor junior engineers and promote Agile engineering best practices., If you're an experienced Java/Python Engineer looking for your next challenging opportunity working with modern microservices, Kafka, Kubernetes and cloud technologies, we'd love to hear from you.
Skills

 * AWS & Azure Cloud
 * Java & Related Technologies
 * Python


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