Java Engineer (Spring, API's, Financial Services)Eastleigh, Southampton (Hybrid/Remote)£50000 - £65000 + Excellent BenefitsThis role cannot offer any VISA Sponsorship, and requires a minimum 5 years Java/Spring experience. Your new companyI've been retained exclusively to recruit a 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 roleThis 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 be working to develop 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 participant in daily catch-ups where you will provide honest updates about progress towards agreed goals.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 are growing continuously 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 succeedWe are looking for 5+ years commercial experience, specifically with Java/Springboot working on API development.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.Additional experience using modern tooling such as Docker/Kubernetes is desirable.What you'll get in returnWorking 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 nowTo find out more and to be considered for this position please apply directly, or contact Max Wilcock, Business Director on .At Hays Technology, we are shaping the future of recruitment. The rapid adoption of cloud, which is making customer interfaces more engaging and creating a seamless engagement with businesses, means that from the foundation of your organisation up, software developers are critical to success. As the competition for talent grows, we're ready and waiting to help developers really make an impact on organisations, so talk to us today. We are Hays Technology.

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