Java Software Engineer

Salary: £45,000 - 70,000 per year

Requirements

• Several years of experience delivering backend services in Java in production environments
• Strong hands-on experience with Spring Boot and modern Java development practices
• A solid understanding of distributed systems, scalability, and reliability
• Experience working in a DevOps-led environment, with ownership of live systems
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (Azure preferred, others acceptable)
• Exposure to CI/CD tooling such as GitHub Actions or similar
• Experience working with SQL and NoSQL databases
• Strong problem-solving skills and the confidence to take ownership of technical decisions
• Nice to have experience with Python in backend, data, or automation contexts
• Nice to have exposure to AI/ML or large language model-based systems
• Nice to have Kubernetes and container orchestration experience

Responsibilities

• Designing and developing high-quality Java backend services, primarily using Spring Boot
• Building and operating event-driven, microservices-based architectures
• Taking ownership of services in production, including deployment, monitoring, and support
• Applying CI/CD best practices to enable reliable and frequent delivery
• Working with cloud infrastructure, primarily on Microsoft Azure
• Using Infrastructure as Code (e.g. Terraform) or developing the capability to do so
• Producing clear technical documentation to support system design and ongoing development
• Collaborating with engineers, platform teams, and stakeholders to deliver scalable solutions

Technologies

• AI
• Azure
• Backend
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• DevOps
• GitHub
• Support
• Java
• Kubernetes
• NoSQL
• Python
• SQL
• Spring
• Spring Boot
• Terraform
• microservices
• JIRA
• JVM
• PostgreSQL
• Splunk
• Zendesk

More

We are a fast-growing technology organization located in the UK, specifically in Welwyn Garden City, offering a hybrid work environment. Our mission is to redefine how modern software platforms are built and operated. By joining us, you will work on scalable backend systems for data-driven, event-based products used by customers at scale. We provide genuine ownership of systems, opportunities for upskilling in DevOps, cloud, and platform engineering, and competitive compensation and benefits, including medical insurance.

• Several years of experience delivering backend services in Java in production environments
• Strong hands-on experience with Spring Boot and modern Java development practices
• A solid understanding of distributed systems, scalability, and reliability
• Experience working in a DevOps-led environment, with ownership of live systems
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (Azure preferred, others acceptable)
• Exposure to CI/CD tooling such as GitHub Actions or similar
• Experience working with SQL and NoSQL databases
• Strong problem-solving skills and the confidence to take ownership of technical decisions
• Nice to have experience with Python in backend, data, or automation contexts
• Nice to have exposure to AI/ML or large language model-based systems
• Nice to have Kubernetes and container orchestration experience