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Java Developer is sought on a hybrid basis by a market leading software house based near Birmingham.

This Java Developer would be joining the innovation arm of the business tasked with building complex, highly scalable greenfield solutions utilised by governments around the world to deliver key public services.

Due to the R&D driven culture within this team this Java Developer will be given opportunities to learn and work with the latest AI & machine learning technologies developing applications using a modern microservices, automated architecture.

With a real commitment to employee wellbeing and personal development this Java Developer can expect long term commitment to remote, flexible working and a clearing defined progression path with 4 self promotion opportunities a year alongside companywide commitment to wellbeing by providing a best in class physical and mental wellbeing program.

This Java Developer based near Birmingham should have most of the following key skills:

3 years plus of Java experience
Strong framework experience (spring, hibernate, spring boot etc)
Strong RDBMS experience - NoSQL, MongoDB etc
Troubleshooting exposure - Splunk, ELK etc
Git version control
Automation experience - CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes would be a real plus
TDD experience
Awareness of cloud technologies would be useful
Microservices/ serverless architecture understanding
Any mentorship experience would be a plus

This Java Developer will receive:
Starting salary of up to £90,000
Company ownership shares
electric company car scheme
long term hybrid working
Flexible working hours
2 promotion and salary review opportunities each year
Best in class physical & mental wellbeing scheme
Private pension scheme
Training and personal development budget and time allocation
Wellbeing protection (death in service, critical illness cover, income protection)
Extensive career progression opportunities
25 days holiday plus bank holiday with holiday buy & sell scheme
Choice of technology

So if you are a Java Developer who likes the idea of building greenfield applications within an autonomous, innovative team that will positively impact millions of people then please apply now to be considered.

Java Developer
Up to £90,000
Birmingham
Java, Microservices, AWS, RDBMS, Splunk, CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, Git, TDD

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