Backend Software Engineer

<p>Job Description</p><br>If you would like to know a bit more about this opportunity, or are considering applying, then please read the following job information.<br><p>Software Engineer - Java 21, Springboot</p><p>Up to £550 per day (Inside IR35)</p><p>London / Remote</p><p>6 months</p><p>My client is an instantly recognisable consultancy who require a strong Backend Software Engineer with deep expertise in Java (Spring Boot) to join a large-scale, business-critical microservices programme. All candidates must be eligible for Security Clearance (SC)</p><p>Key Requirements:</p><ul><li>Proven experience working as a Java Software Engineer on large microservice architectures</li><li>Strong experience building scalable backend and RESTful services using Java (Spring Boot)</li><li>Ideally Java v21 (or very recent versions)</li><li>Postgres (or other relational SQL databases) with a solid understanding of schema design and SQL</li><li>Docker: confident containerising and deploying applications</li><li>Test-Driven Development (JUnit, Mockito, or similar testing frameworks)</li><li>CI/CD: hands-on experience with Jenkins or similar automated pipeline tooling</li><li>Comfortable working in agile teams and collaborating closely with engineers and other disciplines</li></ul><p>Nice to have:</p><ul><li>Active Security Clearance (SC)</li><li>Experience in coding-intensive environments (fintech, payments, digital banking, capital markets/trading)</li><li>API specification using Swagger / OpenAPI</li><li>Gradle build systems</li><li>Liquibase (or similar) for database migrations/versioning</li><li>Kafka or other event-streaming platforms</li><li>React and TypeScript</li></ul><p>If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. xwzovoh </p><p>Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at .uk</p>