Senior Java Software Engineer

Java Engineer – Cloud (GCP or AWS) | Scalable Systems | Product Environment

Are you a Java engineer who thrives on building scalable, cloud-native systems? Want to make a tangible impact on modern product development in a fast-moving team?

My client is looking for a Java Engineer with strong experience in either Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or Amazon Web Services (AWS) to join their high-performing engineering team. You’ll be developing robust, distributed systems and contributing to cloud infrastructure in a product-focused environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and deploy high-performance backend services using Java.
• Work within a microservices-based architecture and contribute to scalable solutions in the cloud.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver secure, reliable, and maintainable code.
• Optimise performance and contribute to observability, testing, and resilience of services.
• Take ownership of cloud infrastructure components using GCP or AWS services.

Essential Skills and Experience:

• Strong commercial experience with Java (Java 11 or newer) .
• Hands-on experience with GCP or AWS , including services such as Cloud Run, Pub/Sub, BigQuery, S3, Lambda, or ECS.
• Experience in a product-focused environment , ideally working on user-facing or platform-scale systems.
• Understanding of RESTful API design and integration.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, containerisation (Docker), and infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation).

Desirable:

• Experience with Spring Boot or other modern Java frameworks.
• Exposure to event-driven architecture or messaging systems (Kafka, Pub/Sub).
• Familiarity with Kubernetes and cloud security best practices.

Why Join?

• Work with modern cloud technologies on real-world, user-facing products.
• Join a collaborative, engineering-led environment that values clean code and scalable design.
• Competitive compensation, flexible work arrangements, and career progression opportunities.

If you have any further questions on the role, please feel free to reach out to Brendan McCrory directly.