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# Mid-Level Software Engineer (Java / AWS)

- **Company:** Talent Ltd
- **Location:** Greater London, UK
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Temporary to permanent
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Amazon Web Services, Software Quality, Continuous Integration, Linux System Administration, Pair Programming, Spring-boot, Restful APIs, Microservices
- **Published:** August 26, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2815172321-mid-level-software-engineer-java--aws

## About the Role

* Working with AWS / cloud-hosted services
 * Experience developing and supporting microservices
 * Comfortable working in Linux environments
 * Strong understanding of TDD and/or BDD
 * Hands-on experience writing unit and component tests
 * Ability to communicate effectively within an engineering team

Nice to have

 * Spring / Spring Boot
 * RESTful APIs
 * CI/CD exposure
 * Experience working in structured or regulated environments

The interview process is practical and engineer-led:

 * Short skills-based technical test
 * 30-minute paired programming exercise (remote, via Teams)
 * Informal meet-and-greet with the team

## Description

Mid-Level Software Engineer (Java / AWS)

We're supporting a large, well-established UK organisation on a key digital delivery programme and are looking for two mid-level Software Engineers to join an existing engineering team.

This is a hands-on development role suited to engineers who enjoy writing clean, testable code, working collaboratively, and contributing to modern, cloud-based services.

The role

You'll be working as part of a cross-functional engineering team, contributing to the development and maintenance of Java-based microservices running in an AWS environment.

The team values:

 * Clear communication
 * Collaborative problem-solving
 * Strong testing practices
 * Pragmatic, well-documented solutions

This is a hybrid contract, with one day per week onsite in central London and the remainder remote.

Essential experience (recent, hands-on)

 * Working with AWS / cloud-hosted services
 * Experience developing and supporting microservices
 * Comfortable working in Linux environments
 * Strong understanding of TDD and/or BDD
 * Hands-on experience writing unit and component tests
 * Ability to communicate effectively within an engineering team

Nice to have

 * Spring / Spring Boot
 * RESTful APIs
 * CI/CD exposure
 * Experience working in structured or regulated environments

The interview process is practical and engineer-led:

 * Short skills-based technical test
 * 30-minute paired programming exercise (remote, via Teams)
 * Informal meet-and-greet with the team
 * IR35: Inside IR35
 * Start: January 2026
 * Duration: Initial 6 months

Who this role suits

 * Mid-level engineers (SFIA 3)
 * Engineers transitioning from perm to contract
 * Contractors who enjoy collaborative, well-structured teams
 * Developers who value code quality and testing over "hero coding"

If this sounds aligned with what you're looking for, feel free to apply or get in touch for a confidential discussion.


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