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This is much broader than simply receiving tickets and writing code. You'll be involved throughout the full software development lifecycle, from understanding the requirement and shaping the technical solution through to development, testing, deployment and ongoing support.\nJava will be at the heart of your work, building modern backend applications and Microservices using technologies including Spring Boot, AWS, REST APIs, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB and RabbitMQ. You'll also work in modern containerised and automated environments incorporating Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, GitLab and Linux.\nYou'll investigate new technologies, solve challenging technical problems and work closely with other engineers through practices such as TDD, BDD, pair programming and code reviews. You'll also have exposure to deployment pipelines and DevOps, giving you genuine ownership beyond the application code itself.\nFor an experienced Java Engineer who enjoys understanding why something is being built as much as how to build it, this offers the chance to work on technically demanding software where security, performance and resilience are fundamental to the product.\nWhat you'll need to succeed\nYou'll need a minimum of 5+ years commercial software development experience using core Java and must currently hold active UK DV clearance.\nYou should be comfortable developing modern Java applications and ideally have strong experience with Spring Boot and Microservices. Exposure to AWS services such as S3, Fargate, Lambda, SQS and SNS would be highly beneficial, alongside experience of REST APIs, relational or NoSQL databases and modern CI/CD and containerisation technologies.\nThe wider environment includes PostgreSQL, Oracle, MongoDB, DynamoDB, RabbitMQ, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, Git/Bitbucket and GitLab, so you don't need to have used every technology listed, but experience across a modern cloud-native Java environment will translate well.\nMost importantly, you'll need to enjoy solving difficult technical problems collaboratively and be comfortable working in an agile engineering environment incorporating TDD, BDD, continuous delivery and DevOps principles.\nWhat you'll get in return\nYou'll receive a salary of up to £110,000 alongside the opportunity to work on technically complex, security-critical systems within an engineering-led organisation.\nThe wider benefits package includes an 8% employer pension contribution, flexible working hours, a £1,000 annual training and development budget, an electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme, Cycle to Work scheme and Death in Service cover.\nYou'll be joining a company that explicitly encourages engineers to challenge existing approaches, bring new ideas to the table and take ownership of their own professional development.\nWhat you need to do now\nTo find out more and to be considered for this position please apply directly, or contact Max Wilcock, Business Director on .\nAt Hays Technology, we are shaping the future of recruitment. The rapid adoption of cloud, which is making customer interfaces more engaging and creating a seamless engagement with businesses, means that from the foundation of your organisation up, software developers are critical to success. As the competition for talent grows, we're ready and waiting to help developers really make an impact on organisations, so talk to us today. We are Hays Technology.\nHays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. 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