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# Software Engineer Java

- **Company:** gb
Halian Technology Limited
- **Location:** Manchester, UK (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Amazon Web Services, Amazon S3, Automation of Tests, Unit Testing, Cloud Engineering, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Github, Load Testing, MongoDB, Scrum Methodology, Software Engineering, Spring-boot, Gatling, Gitlab, Containerization, Gitlab-ci, Gherkin, Kubernetes, Apache Kafka, Restful APIs, Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS), Cucumber (Software), Docker, Jenkins, Microservices
- **Published:** September 21, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.totaljobs.com/job/software-engineer-java/halian-technology-limited-job108011612

## About the Role

* Strong commercial experience with Java
 * Extensive experience with Spring Boot
 * Hands-on experience with Kafka
 * Experience working with MongoDB
 * Understanding of Docker images and containerisation
 * Strong knowledge of Unit Testing and TDD
 * Experience writing BDD/Gherkin-style tests
 * Experience with Cucumber
 * Experience with CI/CD tools such as:
 + Jenkins
 + GitLab
 + GitHub Actions

Desirable Skills

 * AWS services including:
 + SQS
 + S3
 + SNS
 + KMS
 * GitLab CI/CD pipelines
 * Performance/load testing using:
 + Gatling
 + K6
 * Experience working within Scrum or Kanban teams
 * Kubernetes or Amazon ECS
 * Microservices architecture experience
 * Cloud-native application development

## Description

* Develop and maintain scalable Java microservices
 * Build RESTful APIs and event-driven solutions using Kafka
 * Work with MongoDB and cloud-native architectures
 * Create automated tests using TDD and BDD practices
 * Contribute to CI/CD pipeline development and optimisation
 * Participate in Agile ceremonies and sprint planning
 * Collaborate with architects, DevOps engineers and business stakeholders
 * Support deployment and production releases


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