Senior Java Developer

• Title: Senior Java Developer
• Location: Manchester/Leeds - UK, (60% Hybrid)
• Pay Rate: Depends on Experience
• Type & Duration: Contract |12 Months Contract with InsideIR35

Job Description:

Key Responsibilities:

• Join a multidisciplinary Agile team to work on the UK Public sector welfare reform program.
• Focus on designing, developing, and improving digital services to have a positive impact on public services.
• Work on microservice architectures and collaborate with Developers, Designers, and Analysts.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Recent Java 21 (or later) experience.
• Expertise in TDD, BDD, and large microservice architectures.
• Agile environment experience, pair programming, and API development.
• Strong knowledge of automated testing and continuous deployment.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
• Unix/Linux/Mac OS knowledge.

Desirable Skills:

• Experience with Jackson, JAX-RS, Mockito, ActiveMQ, Kafka, MongoDB, high-traffic websites, and large data sets.

Person Specification:

• Flexible, adaptable, and proactive with a focus on delivering quality work.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
• Enthusiastic, creative, and able to work under pressure.

Additional Notes:

• Ensure candidates are comfortable with the interview process and provide email addresses for Maze test distribution.

Interview Process:

• Stage 1: CV sift
• Stage 2: Maze test (must be returned within 5 days - if selected)
• Stage 3: 2-hour technical Teams interview