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Senior Java Developer (API Development) in Telford, United Kingdom

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  • RemoteWork from anywhere
  • HybridMix of office and remote
  • On-siteWork from the office
  • ContractFixed-term or freelance

£550 per day

Telford, United Kingdom

Salary: £? - ? per year Requirements:

  • Strong backend development experience with Java.
  • Experience developing RESTful APIs and microservices with Spring Boot.
  • Experience designing scalable, resilient, loosely coupled microservices, including service-to-service communication.
  • Strong RESTful API design skills, including API contracts, versioning, and integration patterns.
  • Experience with JUnit automated unit testing.
  • Experience working with JSON API data structures and formats.
  • Experience containerising microservices with Docker.
  • Hands-on experience deploying and managing microservices with Kubernetes.
  • Experience with Git, CI/CD, version control, and automated build and deployment pipelines.
  • Desirable: experience with JPA/Hibernate, Kibana, Maven/Gradle, Mockito, AWS, GitLab, Helm, OpenAPI/Swagger, SQL, or shell scripting.
  • Availability to start during the week commencing 4 January 2027.
Responsibilities:
  • Design, develop, test, and deploy Java-based RESTful APIs and microservices.
  • Use approved AI tools and agents throughout the backend development lifecycle, including analysis and technical design, code generation, automated testing, debugging, code review, and refinement.
Technologies:
  • AI
  • API
  • AWS
  • Backend
  • CI/CD
  • Docker
  • Git
  • GitLab
  • Gradle
  • Helm
  • Hibernate
  • JPA
  • JSON
  • JUnit
  • Java
  • Kibana
  • Kubernetes
  • Maven
  • OpenAPI
  • SQL
  • Spring
  • Spring Boot
  • Swagger
  • microservices
  • Cloud

More:

We are recruiting a Senior Java Backend Developer for a major application modernisation programme for a Central Government client. The 12-month contract is based in Telford, with a minimum of two days per month onsite and the remaining time remote. The rate is £550 per day, and the role is inside IR35.

last updated 45 week of 2026

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