Java Developer

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 19 March 2026
LOCATION
London
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
SALARY
£38,000 / year
CATEGORY
Technology
Sponsorship confirmed in this job posting

SKILLS

Java 8 Java EE JUnit Spring Agile development Jenkins Git Linux

FULL DESCRIPTION

Job Description

Applicants must be eligible to work in the specified location

Java Developer

My market leading client are looking to secure the services of a contract Java Developer to assist with critical project work over the coming months. Bringing strong knowledge of TDD and Ideally coming from a consultancy background, candidates will need to be available to start within the next 4 weeks (notice periods are fine).

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop new features to existing web application
  • Redesign/refactor Legacy code using standard coding practices and rules
  • Front End changes based on business demand
  • Practice TDD and improve test coverage of existing and new code
  • Use latest technologies to improve/replace the current designs and implementations
  • Function independently or/and in a team environment and deliver results
  • Configure and maintain development, test and live server environments

Key Skills:

  • Java 8
  • Java EE
  • Unit testing using Junit
  • Measure code quality and implement recommendations
  • Extensive Java knowledge, including of frameworks (ideally Spring) if possible,
  • Knowledge and experience of Agile development techniques
  • Understanding of Application Server containers such as Wildfly
  • CQRS patterns
  • Event sourcing
  • Eventually consistent systems
  • Jenkins
  • Control (SVN, GIT (preferred), JIRA, Bitbucket, Sonar.
  • Servers- Apache, Tomcat
  • Good OpSys skills Linux (OpenSuse, Ubuntu)
  • Nice to haves - Perl skills, Chef/Puppet/Salt experience, Android skills, Docker skills,
  • PHP/Wordpress

If you feel you are a good match for this position or know a good Java Developer who would be, please send an updated CV to in with each application.

If you don't have everything on this list, but you have 1 of the ideal skills, please still get in touch, we'd like to hear from you :)

Location: London

Salary: £31,000.00 – £38,000.00 per year+ comprehensive benefits package.

Job Type: Permanent

**** We will sponsor for the right candidate

Salary: £31,000.00 to £38,000.00 /year

Benefits:

  • Flexible working hours
  • Discounted/free food
  • Work from home opportunities
  • On-site parking

Reference ID: 2007Java

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £31,000.00 to £38,000.00 /year

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