Java Developer

Java Developer - Microservices | AWS | Kafka | Manchester (3 Days Onsite)
Location: Manchester (Hybrid - 3 days onsite, 2 days remote)
Salary: £35,000 - £55,000 DOE

My client is looking for a talented Java Developer to join their growing engineering team in Manchester. This is a fantastic opportunity to work on high-scale, cloud-native systems using modern technologies in a collaborative, forward-thinking environment.

You'll be building distributed, event-driven microservices using:

• Java and the full Spring ecosystem (Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Spring Data, Spring Cloud Stream)

• Kafka, MongoDB, ElasticSearch, and Redis

• AWS cloud services including Lambda, Step Functions, and general serverless architecture

• Docker and Kubernetes in modern DevOps environments

• Test-driven development (TDD) and clean architecture principles (DDD)

You'll also contribute to architecture discussions, peer reviews, and technical presentations within the team.

• Strong Java development experience using Spring-based frameworks

• Knowledge of distributed systems and microservices best practices

• Hands-on with Kafka, NoSQL/ElasticSearch, and containerised environments

• Experience with AWS services and cloud-native design

• Comfortable working in Agile teams and contributing to technical direction

• Work with cutting-edge technologies and modern engineering practices

• Join a collaborative, engineering-led culture

• Enjoy a hybrid model with 3 days onsite in a vibrant Manchester office

• Salary range of £35,000 - £55,000, depending on experience

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