Senior Java Full stack Developer

Hello Team

We have two high-priority permanent positions with one of the UK's largest investment banking clients and require your immediate support in identifying suitable candidates.

Salary -50K gross/Annum

Mandatory Requirements

• Local candidates to work location only (No exceptions).
• Candidates must be willing to work from the customer office every Monday and Friday .
• Immediate joiners preferred with availability to start within one week .
• Strong client-facing attitude and the ability to complete the hiring process quickly.

These two positions are business-critical and require urgent closure . We request you to prioritize sourcing efforts and share relevant profiles today.

Please treat this requirement with the highest priority and support us with suitable candidates as soon as possible.

Basic / Essential Qualifications

• Proficiency in full-stack development with hands-on coding experience in Core Java, JPA/Hibernate, Spring framework, and basic caching concepts

• Knowledge of Spring ecosystem technologies including Spring Boot and Spring-Data

• Skilled in creating rich, interactive React/Angular based front end applications.

• Experience building secure and scalable applications following enterprise design principles

• Solid coding practices for RESTful API development and consumption with understanding of OpenAPI/Swagger specifications

• Understanding of API security protocols and authentication mechanisms (OAuth2, JWT) including TLS.

• Good database development skills with relational (RDBMS) databases and exposure to NoSQL technologies

• Experience with microservices architecture and event-driven design patterns

• Ability to participate in code reviews and apply feedback effectively

• Understanding of code quality tools like SonarQube and security scanning tools

• Familiarity with developer tools including Maven, Gradle, Git, and CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins/GitLab)

• Good understanding of Agile development practices

• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS or OpenShift

• Knowledge of testing methodologies including unit testing and test automation

• Good communication skills and team collaboration abilities

Desirable Skills (Good to Have)

Some other highly valued skills may include:

• Experience with frontend technologies including HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and exposure to frameworks such as Angular or React

• SQL optimization skills with Oracle or similar RDBMS

• Experience with API documentation tools

• Troubleshooting capabilities for resolving performance issues

• Familiarity with containerization technologies (Docker)

• Basic understanding of release and change management processes

• Experience with test automation tools (e.g., Selenium)

• Exposure to monitoring and observability solutions

• Understanding of message broker concepts such as Kafka

• API & UI testing experience

• Test tools Playwright, selenium, Cypress, Cucumber

• Proficient in using JIRA and defect management process

• Knowledge and experience of scaled agile

• TDD experience

Key Responsibilities / Accountabilities

• Develop and deliver high-quality backend software solutions using Java and Spring Boot.

• Design and implement scalable, secure, and high-performance APIs and microservices.

• Troubleshoot application server issues and optimize performance in production environments.

• Build modular and maintainable backend architecture aligned with business needs.

• Integrate applications with databases, messaging systems, and cloud services.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product managers, designers, and engineers.

• Ensure code quality through best practices, code reviews, and clean coding standards.

• Optimize system performance, reliability, and scalability.

• Stay updated with emerging technologies and industry best practices.

• Implement secure coding practices to safeguard applications and data.

• Write and maintain unit/integration tests to ensure software reliability.

• Support deployment, monitoring, and production stability of applications.

• Implementation of effective unit testing practices to ensure proper code design, readability, and reliability.

Quick Sample Questionnaire :

Please go through below topics before client round:
1.Kafka / apache flink questions -> retry and idempotency / migration
2.Queries on project Roles -> Handson -IMP
3.Vulnerability tools (sonarqube, Veracode , Prisma Bridgecrew)
4.Caching implementation (Redis)
5.AI tools - hands on compulsory (Github copilot, Claude code, Codex/cursor)
6.Performance/Load testing (Jmeter)
7.production debugging (OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, and Grafana )