Senior Java Developer (6-month contract)

Role Description

We are looking for a smart, enthusiastic backend software engineer with experience in MongoDB and a keen interest in current technology and engineering. Using your knowledge of Java and MongoDB, and engineering best practices, you will be involved in helping clients to adopt the latest version of MongoDB across a suite of their application. You will take an active lead in team discussions and code reviews and work collaboratively with your colleagues to identify, prioritise and deliver features which bring value to our clients. You will also guide less experienced developers.

We believe small, multi-disciplinary teams are most effective in delivering complex change. As such, we are looking for someone with a collaborative mindset who is happy to be flexible and take on different responsibilities over the lifetime of our projects.

Requirements

Role requirements - technical skills and experience

This role will suit a highly capable developer with extended working experience with Java and MongoDB (or any other NoSQL database).

Must-Have: 

• Excellent command / highly proficient in spoken and written English (working directly with UK/US-based clients) 

• Expert in Java 8+ and ideally having Java 11/14/17 and OpenJDK experience

• Hands-on experience with MongoDB or other NoSQL DB, including data modeling in NoSQL databases

• Thorough understanding of Spring, especially Spring Boot, Spring Framework, Spring Data

• Experience working with Azure or AWS

• Understanding of Synch and Async communication (REST-based, Queue and/or Topic based (depending on technology)

• Proficiency in working with Microservice Architecture

• Including containerization, high availability, and failover scenarios

• Experience writing unit and integration tests.

• Experience in working with Docker and containerized applications

• Experience in Maven/Gradle and working with CI/CD pipelines

Nice-to-Have:

• Commercial experience with Node.js AND/OR Python

Role requirements – soft skills

Key attributes and behaviours to succeed in this role will be:

• Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical requirements

• Customer Focus – passion for understanding the problem we are trying to solve with software and to advocate solutions to your client.

• Delivery focus - strong analysis and problem-solving skills. Ability to evaluate, design and implement effective solutions. Flexibility to adapt skills to a spectrum of client engagements, use cases and modes of change delivery.

• Exemplary standards of personal integrity and respect for others – professional approach to all aspects of client engagement and collaborative team working, able to quickly build relationships based on trust and transparency. Strong presentation and written and verbal communication are essential given the client facing nature of the role.

• Value driven - Creative thinking, with aptitude for innovation and strong desire to exceed client expectations.

• Energy – positive attitude and determination to learn and succeed.