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# Senior Backend Developer, Java, AWS

- **Company:** Sanderson Recruitment Plc
- **Location:** London, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £130,000.0 - £156,000.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Amazon Web Services, Software Quality, Code Review, Continuous Integration, Cloud Services, AWS Cdk, Spring Cloud, Spring-boot, Backend, Cloudformation, Containerization, Api Design, Restful APIs, Terraform, Serverless Computing, Microservices
- **Published:** October 10, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.totaljobs.com/job/senior-developer-java/sanderson-recruitment-job108123246

## About the Role

* Strong commercial experience with Java (ideally Java 21+) and Spring Boot
 * Proven background building cloud-native applications on AWS
 * Experience designing microservices and API-based architectures
 * Good understanding of containerisation and cloud deployments
 * Exposure to Terraform, CloudFormation, or AWS CDK
 * Financial services experience would be advantageous

## Description

We're supporting a financial services client looking for a Senior Backend Developer to help deliver and optimise a suite of cloud-native services. This is a hands-on engineering role with significant involvement in solution design, technical direction, and code quality.

What You'll Be Doing

 * Developing scalable backend services using Java and Spring Boot
 * Designing and building RESTful APIs and event-driven solutions
 * Deploying and maintaining applications within AWS environments
 * Contributing to architecture, engineering standards, and best practices
 * Supporting CI/CD processes and Infrastructure as Code initiatives
 * Participating in code reviews and mentoring other developers