Senior Java Engineer
Senior / Lead Software Engineer (Java) | Outside IR35 | Hybrid (2 Days Onsite in central London)
A large retailer urgently seeks an experienced Senior Software Engineer with extensive Java expertise to take a lead role in the design,development and support of scalable, cloud-native backend applications.
Working within an Agile, DevOps environment, you’ll help build high-performance microservices, APIs and event-driven solutions powering a next-generation fulfilment platform used at significant scale. This is an exciting greenfield programme, working alongside engineers, operations and product teams to deliver software that supports critical business operations.
- Extensive commercial experience developing enterprise applications with Java and Spring Boot
- Proven track record designing and delivering high-throughput, distributed microservices at scale
- Strong experience building event-driven architectures using Kafka
- Expertise with PostgreSQL and Couchbase in production environments
- Strong cloud experience with Azure, alongside Docker, Kubernetes and CI/CD pipelines
- Experience designing, optimising and supporting mission-critical, cloud-native systems
- Strong understanding of software design principles, scalable architecture and system performance
- Experience working in Agile, DevOps environments with ownership of software throughout the full development lifecycle
- Previous experience mentoring engineers and driving engineering best practices
-Hybrid – 2 days per week onsite
–Outside IR35
-6 Months initial contract – Greenfield programme with long-term potential
If you’re an experienced Senior Java Engineer looking for your next contract, I’d love to hear from you.