Java Software Engineer

Job Description

Our client is currently recruiting for x2 Java Developers to join the API team within their Digital organisation, working within, and across, their scrum teams to build and maintain the RESTful APIs that will underpin their, and their partners, digitalapplications.They would love you to be a part of building great, new, innovative ways to engage with new and existing customers, on a portfolio of products that reach out to 17 million customers. Its never been more important for them to hire fantastic people into theirawesome digital teams who sit at the forefront of delivering their strategy.Within our clients Digital, they approach software delivery with an Agile mind-set, focused on delivering small, value driven enhancements often. They achieve that with their scrum teams that include Software Engineers, Testers, Business Analysts and SolutionDesigners to create brand new experiences, small changes to existing products, as well as investing in maintaining their existing products to improve code quality against their core development principles.Duties & Responsibilities

• Development of APIs using FUSE and Java on a Spring framework including microservices and containers
• Owning the delivery of the API product from engagement with key partners through to the estimation of delivery, build and test
• Evangelise and lead the way on crafting a culture of innovation with focus given to APIs supporting this
• Software Engineering -contribute to continual improvement in speed to market and quality, playing your role in product delivery to their customers and the transformation of the engineering and delivery process
• Undertaking design and code reviews to ensure systems meet functional and non-functional requirements and proactively identifying where changes are required to maintain these in the future
• Contributing to the API community, sharing your experiences, thoughts and ideas
• Working with your scrum team colleagues, architects and the Scrum Master and Product Owner to architect solutions that are capable of long-term maintainability and growth whilst delivering focused, value driven changes to a high-quality standard
• Ensure that the capabilities of the products that you engineer are focussed on their customers

Skills & Experience required

• Technical expertise in Java Development and associated frameworks (JUnit, Cucumber, Jenkins, Spring, Maven)
• Any hands-on experience of developing with RedHat FUSE, Apache ServiceMix, Apache Camel or Spring Boot
• Hands on experience of designing, building and supporting RESTful APIs and microservices
• Experience of modern software engineering practices include Continuous Delivery
• Strong experience of server-side Java development and associated concerns (e.g., thread management, database access, ORM, security)
• Experience of working in large teams with a shared codebase, and designing & building for maintainability
• Experience of working with complexity; both from a technology and organisational perspective

What will you get for this role

• Salary between £45,000 - £55,000 depending on skills, experience and qualifications
• Generous defined contribution pension scheme
• Annual performance related bonus and pay review
• Holiday allowance of 29 days plus bank holidays and the option to buy/sell up to 5 additional days
• Up to 40% discount for some our client products through plus discounts for Friends and Family. (Some exclusions apply)
• Excellent range of flexible benefits to include a matching share save scheme

Working at our clientAt our client, theyre people with a purpose. To be with you today, for a better tomorrow.They bring this to life by ensuring managing risk is at the heart of the way they all work. They love people who do the right thing for their customers, and their colleagues. They want people who speak up, who take ownership, and who make good decisions.The way they do this is important too, theyre all about their people - thats you - so they can be pretty flexible. If you want to work from home some of the time or change your hours so you can pick up your kids or care for someone in your family, theyrevery open to that. In fact, they dont advertise roles as either part or full time, because they know each person has different needs, just as each business area has different needs. So, its up to you to discuss working hours during your interview.They care deeply about being inclusive and that means they encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. They want their employees to bring their whole self to work and that starts with you.They interview every disabled applicant* that meets the minimum criteria for the job. Once youve applied, please send them a separate email stating that you have a disclosed disability and theyll make sure they interview you.Theyd love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please give Guv a call or send an email.*As defined in The Equality Act 2010*. By minimum criteria they mean you should provide them with evidence which demonstrates that you generally meet the level of competence required and have the qualifications, skillsor experience defined as essential to perform the role.They help their 18 million customers to save for the future and manage the risks of everyday life. To give these customers the best possible products and service they know they must make our client the most attractive choice for talented, entrepreneurialpeople with diverse backgrounds and an evolving range of expertise and insight.So, theyre passionate about helping their 22,000 people to do the best work of their lives, to enable them to make a positive difference to the lives of their customers.