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# Backend Java Developer

- **Company:** Spencer Rose Ltd
- **Location:** Manchester, UK
- **Salary:** £40,000 - £70,000
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Automation of Tests, Cloud Computing, Databases, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Distributed Systems, Github, NoSQL, Standard Sql, SQL Databases, Google Cloud, Enterprise Software Applications, Delivery Pipeline, Spring-boot, Backend, Git, Event Driven Architecture, Kubernetes, Apache Kafka, Restful APIs, Serverless Computing, Docker, Jenkins, Microservices
- **Published:** November 10, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5959167961

## About the Role

* Strong hands-on experience with Java 8, 11, or 17+ and enterprise application development
 * Strong back-end development experience
 * Experience with microservices architecture, Spring Boot, REST APIs, and distributed system design
 * Experience with Apache Kafka for event-driven architecture, messaging, and asynchronous processing
 * Google Cloud Platform (GCP) experience, including deployment, monitoring, and cloud-native services
 * Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
 * Experience with Git, Jenkins or GitHub Actions, and automated CI/CD deployment pipelines
 * Experience with SQL and/or NoSQL databases, automated testing, and Agile delivery
 * Stakeholder engagement and management skills
 * Good communication skills

## Description

* Develop and support back-end enterprise applications
 * Work with microservices, REST APIs, distributed systems, and event-driven messaging
 * Deploy and monitor services on Google Cloud Platform
 * Use containerisation and orchestration tools, CI/CD pipelines, databases, and automated testing

Technologies:

 * Backend
 * CI/CD
 * Cloud
 * Docker
 * GCP
 * Git
 * GitHub
 * Support
 * Java
 * Jenkins
 * Kafka
 * Kubernetes
 * NoSQL
 * REST
 * SQL
 * Spring
 * Spring Boot
 * microservices
 * DevOps, We are seeking a Backend Java Developer for a 6-12+ month contract supporting a Tier-1 bank. The role is based in Manchester, with a hybrid arrangement requiring two days per week in the office. The rate is £475 per day, inside IR35. The start is urgent, and interview slots are available as soon as possible.