Senior Java Backend Engineer
Summary
Contract role for a Senior Java Backend Engineer in Manchester, UK (hybrid), working in the banking domain. Day to day involves building Java 8-17+ Spring Boot microservices with REST APIs, Kafka event-driven messaging, GCP deployment, Docker/Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines with Git and Jenkins/GitHub Actions.
Role: Senior Java Backend Engineer
Location: Manchester, UK (Hybrid)
Employment type: Contract
Must have - Banking domain experience
JD:
Java (8/11/17+) with strong hands-on experience in enterprise application development.
Microservices Architecture using Spring Boot, REST APIs, and distributed system design.
Apache Kafka for event-driven architecture, messaging, and asynchronous processing.
Google Cloud Platform (GCP) including deployment, monitoring, and cloud-native services.
Containerisation & Orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes.
CI/CD & DevOps using Git, Jenkins/GitHub Actions, and automated deployment pipelines.
Database & Engineering Practices including SQL/NoSQL databases, automated testing, and Agile delivery.