Java Software Engineer

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 7 May 2026
LOCATION
Sheffield
TYPE
Contract
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
CATEGORY
Technology
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SKILLS

Kotlin Java API Development SQL/Databases HTML/JavaScript Microservices Agile (Jira/Confluence) Git/Bitbucket

FULL DESCRIPTION

Java Software Engineer

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Sheffield

Contract

Posted 20 April 2026

Job Description

Required:

  • Experience in Kotlin (or significant Java experience )
  • Experienced in API development, SQL/databases, HTML/Javascript
  • Excellent writing skills and attention to detail in code
  • Proactive person who will not wait to be told what to do next or be unblocked by others
  • Experience working with standard developer collaboration Tools: Github/Bitbucket, Jira, Confluence, etc.

Responsibilities:

  • Collaborate with developers, testers and the wider organisation to build and run products
  • Design, develop & implement back-end features as per backlog/priority with a small element of front-end development.
  • All apps use a simple UI framework so not strictly ‘front-end’ development.
  • Collaborate with the rest of the engineering team to design and launch new features.
  • Proactively work with customers to resolve their issues and respond to feature requests.
  • Build APIs and microservices
  • Work in an agile CI/CD environment to deliver rapid iterations at a sustained velocity
  • Be an active member of a team, participating in peer reviews and in testing others code through automated test scripting

Skills Required:

  • Experience in Kotlin (or Java with willingness to learn Kotlin)
  • Experienced in at least two or three of the following: API development, SQL/databases, HTML/Javascript
  • Lots of experience of working with microservices
  • Strong technical and analytical troubleshooting skills
  • Experience in working with Agile including the use of Jira/ Confluence.
  • Good interpersonal skills
  • Strong English skills, written and spoken

Contact

Consultant: Vaishali Srivastava - [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] - [contact hidden]

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