Software Engineer Java in Manchester

Senior Java Developer Location: UK Remote / Hybrid Contract: Long-Term Contract Rate: Competitive Client: Leading Enterprise Technology Programme The Role We are looking for an experienced Java Developer to join a high-profile agile development team delivering modern cloud-native applications within a large-scale enterprise environment. You will play a key role in designing, developing and enhancing microservice-based platforms, working across the full software development lifecycle within a collaborative Agile team. This is an excellent opportunity to work with modern technologies including Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, MongoDB, AWS and Kubernetes while contributing to mission-critical applications. Essential Skills Strong commercial experience with Java Extensive experience with Spring Boot Hands-on experience with Kafka Experience working with MongoDB Understanding of Docker images and containerisation Strong knowledge of Unit Testing and TDD Experience writing BDD/Gherkin-style tests Experience with Cucumber Experience with CI/CD tools such as: Jenkins GitLab GitHub Actions Desirable Skills AWS services including: SQS S3 SNS KMS GitLab CI/CD pipelines Performance/load testing using: Gatling K6 Experience working within Scrum or Kanban teams Kubernetes or Amazon ECS Microservices architecture experience Cloud-native application development Responsibilities Develop and maintain scalable Java microservices Build RESTful APIs and event-driven solutions using Kafka Work with MongoDB and cloud-native architectures Create automated tests using TDD and BDD practices Contribute to CI/CD pipeline development and optimisation Participate in Agile ceremonies and sprint planning Collaborate with architects, DevOps engineers and business stakeholders <...