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Senior Java Software Engineer

Senior Java Software Engineer

Remote

England, United kingdom

£ 75,000 /year

Senior

Full Time

22-01-2026

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Skills

Java SQL NoSQL CI/CD DevOps Docker Kubernetes Test Programming Databases Agile Spring Spring Boot CI/CD Pipelines Microservices

Job Specifications

Senior Software Engineer (Java / Spring Boot)

£55,000 – £75,000 | UK-wide | Hybrid (1 day per month onsite)

Security Clearance (SC) eligibility required

We’re hiring an experienced Senior Software Engineers to join a growing engineering team delivering high-impact digital services for a large UK public sector organisation.

This is a hands-on engineering role, focused on building, deploying and supporting modern Java-based services in a mature Agile and DevSecOps environment. You’ll work end-to-end on real-world systems used at national scale, alongside engineers, testers, DevOps and product specialists.

What you’ll be doing:

Designing, building and supporting Java / Spring Boot services from concept through to production
Developing RESTful APIs and loosely coupled microservices (sync & async)
Applying engineering best practice including TDD, automated testing, CI/CD and pair programming
Working across the full service lifecycle: build, test, deploy, monitor and support
Contributing to technical discussions, improving ways of working and sharing knowledge with peers
Supporting and informally mentoring less experienced engineers (no line management)

What you’ll bring:

Strong commercial experience with Java and Spring Boot
Experience building and testing REST APIs and microservices
Solid understanding of TDD, unit testing and integration testing
Experience with open-source integration frameworks

Working knowledge of:

SQL and NoSQL databases
Spring JPA, transactions and application design patterns
Containers (Docker) and container platforms (e.g. Kubernetes)
Exposure to cloud environments, CI/CD pipelines and application security principles

Other Info:

Comfortable working in an Agile / DevSecOps delivery environment
Location & working pattern
Open to candidates based anywhere in the UK
Hybrid working with office attendance once per month
Some flexibility required to meet client and project needs
Fully remote working is not available
Security requirements
You must be eligible for UK Security Clearance (SC)
(UK residency required – background checks will apply)
Salary
£55,000 – £75,000, depending on experience
Plus a competitive benefits package

About the Company

We are immersed in the Tech industry, allowing us unique insight into this everchanging market. Due to our personal networks, built up over years of networking within the industry, we can unearth the best talent, as opposed to the easiest to find. We make the recruitment process as simple and pain-free as possible for both our candidates and clients. For recruitment to be truly successful it needs to be a business partnership. We invest time in getting to know the organisation that we are partnering with, spending time onsi... Know more