Full Stack Developer

We currently have a fantastic opportunity for a Java Developer to join our team on a permanent basis, The successful candidate will work in a cross functional team responsible for designing, crafting and supporting new technical products and services to support our business and its ambitious digital transformation.

This is a great opportunity to work on greenfield products and become a pivotal part of our future; it will be a pure backend position. Experience with Java (ideally 17), Spring Boot, Microservices and Kafka is needed for this role.

The day to day:

• Become a Integral member of a high-performing Agile team, contributing to the shaping and development of esure's future.
• Design and construct digital and technical products.
• Collaborate within a team to set the technical direction for supported products.
• Engage in greenfield development, constructing internal and external APIs from the ground up.
• Establish a robust automated test suite for seamless integration into a continuous deployment environment.
• Provide 2nd line support for applications and platforms, occasionally beyond regular office hours.
• Actively drive the enterprise Agile and transformation journey.
• Identify and address areas for technical product improvement and tackle opportunities for reducing technical debt.
• Challenge existing processes to improve departmental efficiency and ways of working.

Requirements

We would love you to bring!

• Developer experience in scaled Agile, with delivery partners and 3rd party applications
• Strong technical expertise in Java, Sprint Boot and Microservices.
• Proficient in Spring Boot; Apache Kafka experience is desirable
• Expertise in microservices, database programming, event streaming, and queueing technologies in a cloud-based environment
• Effective communication of technical concepts to non-technical audiences
• Worked on technical projects within cross-functional teams
• Knowledge and practice of code quality techniques like continuous integration, unit testing, and peer reviews
• Rapid research and adaptation to new programming tools and techniques
• Experience in building and scaling high-traffic websites or mission-critical line-of-business systems
• Automated integration and acceptance testing experience, preferably with a BDD framework