Java Software Engineer
Posted Today by Totaljobs
£600 Per day
Inside
Onsite
South West London (SW1), SW1
Summary: The Java Software Developer role involves joining an established engineering team to develop and support Java applications and APIs within a cloud-hosted environment on Azure. The position requires active SC Clearance and focuses on backend development, utilizing modern engineering practices and tools. The developer will collaborate with various teams and contribute to CI/CD pipelines while maintaining a strong emphasis on quality and technical discussions. This is a contract position for an initial 6 months with a likelihood of extension.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, build and maintain Java backend applications
- Develop and support RESTful APIs
- Deploy and operate services in Azure
- Contribute to CI/CD pipelines
- Collaborate with frontend, QA and DevOps teams
- Participate in code reviews and technical discussions
Key Skills:
- Strong commercial Java experience
- Spring / Spring Boot
- REST API development
- Azure experience (App Services, AKS, or similar)
- VS Code for day-to-day development
- Git and version control
- Experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases
- Exposure to Node.js and TypeScript (nice to have)
- Experience working with JavaScript-based frontends (nice to have)
- Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions (nice to have)
- Docker and Kubernetes (nice to have)
- Microservices architecture (nice to have)
- Messaging or event-driven systems (nice to have)
Salary (Rate): £600 daily
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: on-site
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: IT
Java Software Developer
£600/day Inside IR-35 for an initial 6 months with extension likely
London - 3 days per week on site
Active SC Clearance essential
We're looking for a Java developer to join an established engineering team working on backend services hosted in Azure. The role focuses on building and supporting Java applications and APIs, using VS Code as a primary development environment. You'll work closely with other engineers across backend, frontend, and DevOps, contributing to cloud-based systems.
About the role
- Java backend development role
- Focus on services and APIs
- Cloud-hosted environment on Azure
- Modern engineering practices and tooling
Key responsibilities
- Design, build and maintain Java backend applications
- Develop and support RESTful APIs
- Deploy and operate services in Azure
- Contribute to CI/CD pipelines
- Collaborate with frontend, QA and DevOps teams
- Participate in code reviews and technical discussions
Required skills
- Strong commercial Java experience
- Spring / Spring Boot
- REST API development
- Azure experience (App Services, AKS, or similar)
- VS Code for day-to-day development
- Git and version control
- Experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases
Nice to have
- Exposure to Node.js and TypeScript
- Experience working with JavaScript-based frontends
- Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions
- Docker and Kubernetes
- Microservices architecture
- Messaging or event-driven systems
Reasonable Adjustments: Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients. If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason, please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.