Salary: £24,000 - 29,700 per year Requirements: Strong hands-on experience developing Java-based applications in a microservices architecture. Solid experience building and maintaining backend services and APIs. Experience contributing to data engineering pipelines, including ETL/ELT workflows, batch processing, and scheduled data builds. Strong understanding of data modeling, transformations, and downstream data consumption. Experience with performance tuning for backend services or data pipelines. Proficient SQL skills for data analysis, validation, and troubleshooting. Experience working with data warehouses, data lakes, or big data platforms (e.g., Snowflake, Redshift, BigQuery, Spark). Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated build and deployment processes. Strong experience with version control systems (Git). Experience developing in cloud environments (Azure, AWS, or GCP). Understanding of distributed systems, service communication patterns, and fault tolerance. Familiarity with containerization and orchestration (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) is desirable. Responsibilities: Design, build, and maintain microservices-based applications and data engineering pipelines. Collaborate closely with data engineers, QA, product, and platform teams. Deliver high-quality services and data products across a complex enterprise environment. Ensure solutions are scalable, reliable, and maintainable. Technologies: AWS Redshift Azure Big Data BigQuery Backend CI/CD Cloud Docker ETL GCP Git Java Kubernetes SQL Snowflake Spark microservices More: We are seeking a Contract Senior Software Developer to join our team, where we focus on designing and building microservices-based applications and data engineering pipelines. This role is critical in delivering high-quality services within a dynamic enterprise setting. We offer a collaborative environment where your skills will contribute to innovative projects. Our team is committed to building scalable and maintainable solutions that meet our clients needs. last updated 19 week of 2026