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# Remote Engineer | Java

- **Company:** LegalAndGeneral
- **Location:** Glasgow, UK
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Clean Code Principles, Java (Programming Language), Multitier Architecture, Applications Architecture, Code Review, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Integration, Software Debugging, Software Engineering, Test-Driven Development (TDD), Spring-boot, Technical Debt, Backend, Microservices
- **Published:** June 25, 2026
- **Apply:** https://find.jobs/jobs-near-me/remote-engineer-java-glasgow/2837001845-2/

## About the Role

* Proven hands-on experience in building microservices using Java and Spring Boot
 * Solid understanding of clean code principles and architecture concepts such as SOLID and Onion
 * Demonstrated expertise in crafting large-scale, well-optimised, and maintainable software features, ensuring robust and efficient solutions
 * Good grasp of at least one layered backend application architecture, including three-tier, hexagonal, or onion
 * Proficiency in test-driven development and familiarity with the testing pyramid.
 * Comprehensive understanding of Continuous Integration, Continuous Deployment, and other release strategies
 * Proven ability to analyse, debug, and resolve highly complex issues, showcasing your critical thinking and technical prowess
 * Excellent communication skills, with strong proficiency in both spoken and written English

## Description

Are you a talented engineer ready to make a significant impact? Join our dynamic technical engineering team, where you'll use your software engineering skills to create innovative features, squash bugs, tackle technical debt, and streamline our processes. Your efforts will directly contribute to delivering exceptional, high-quality software that delights our customers.
What you'll be doing:

 * Collaborating with the team to develop clean, maintainable features and resolve end-to-end issues, utilising various approaches to ensure we deliver outstanding outcomes to our customers efficiently and effectively
 * Contributing to the management of technical debt, ensuring Legal & General's systems remain secure, resilient, and reliable
 * Enhancing and refining testing methodologies within the team to ensure the highest quality customer experience, with a strong focus on security, usability, and accessibility
 * Participating in code reviews, emphasising both functional and non-functional requirements such as performance, resiliency, maintainability, and security, to consistently produce high-quality, safe software for our customers
 * Engaging in continuous improvement efforts related to security, quality, deployment, monitoring, and operations, enabling the seamless release and operation of safe, performant, and resilient systems in production
 * Actively participating in developer team meetings to keep colleagues informed and foster a culture of knowledge sharing. Communicating effectively and collaborate continuously with team members to ensure smooth delivery of development activities within the sprint timebox
 * Pursuing ongoing skill development through relevant training in your role discipline


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