Java Software Engineer
- Posted 20 April 2026
- LocationSheffield
- Job type Contract
- Discipline Technology
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
