Principal Java Engineer Api's, Cloud, Fs

Principal Java Engineer (Spring, API's, Cloud, Scala)
Eastleigh, Southampton (Hybrid/Remote)
£75000 - £90000 + Excellent Benefits
This role cannot offer any VISA Sponsorship, and requires a minimum 10 years Java/Spring experience.
Your new company
I've been retained to recruit a Principal Java Engineer for a leading financial services business in the South East. With thousands of employees in the UK your scope to influence will be huge.
You can work remotely within the UK in this role, visiting their Southampton head office once a quarter as a minimum.
Your new role
This is an amazing opportunity and the ideal time to be getting involved within a Financial Services company where software is a profit maker, not a cost. They are an online business first so tech has always been key.
You'll spearhead development of internal and external systems, websites, APIs and service layers. Some are traditional server-hosted products and others are cloud-based so there is plenty of opportunity to stretch your comfort zone.
You will be working closely with the business, analysts and testers and will be involved at all stages of the development lifecycle from the initial idea to the delivery. You will be an active lead in daily catch-ups where you will provide honest updates about progress towards agreed goals.
As a Principal Engineer you'll have the opportunity to appraise new technology, prove concepts and drive the direction of integration technology in the business. You'll provide technical mentoring and will be responsible for one of the Java squads (3-4 Devs) in their Centre of Excellence, identifying opportunities to innovate helping them to grow within their roles.
Engineers here aren't dictated to, you're encouraged to challenge the status quo, to suggest enhancements and to tackle technical debt head on. You can also have architectural input and will be someone who naturally suggests incremental improvements.
This team is set to double in size to 30 at a time when redundancies are prevalent elsewhere. There are progression opportunities and a meritocratic environment so it's a great time to join.
What you'll need to succeed
We are looking for 10+ years commercial experience, specifically with Java (ideally including version 17) and Springboot working on Restful Web API development projects.
Experience with Azure Cloud is highly advantageous (though AWS or GCP will be fine). Same with the Scala framework.
Experience using Git, Subversion, Restful Web Services and SOAP will be important. As will creating Unit Tests.
The role will be back end weighted, but knowledge of React and an openness to engage with Front end will be useful.
What you'll get in return
Working here you'll join a thriving team working on an enterprise level solution. There is great flexibility in working hours and it's a hybrid/remote role. They are offering private medical cover, 6% pension contributions, 27 days holiday (+ bank holidays) and access to a flexible benefits platform to really fine tune what works for your lifestyle.
What you need to do now
To find out more and to be considered for this position please apply directly, or contact Max Wilcock, Business Director on .
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