Join Talent

www.jointalent.co.uk

1 Job

205 Employees

About the Company

Join Talent is a 'talent acquisition as a service' (TAaaS) business - dedicated to driving business scale up growth performance. As leaders in the Talent Acquisition space we provide strategic consultancy and delivery support to founders & business leaders on designing & implementing highly effective recruitment models for your company, as well as on how to build a unique & compelling employer brand to attract top talent. Our business is a 100% founder-owned British start-up/scale-up that has successfully supported 250+ clients in their growth plans, earning us recognition as one of EMEA's stand-out scale-up success stories of the last 3 years in our own right. Today Join Talent employs over 250 professionals across 21 countries and has an enviable roster of clients from start-ups to Unicorns and through to FTSE 30 household names. As the 12th fastest growing company in Europe in Financial Times 1,000 2023 'Fastest Growing Companies in Europe' list, we are no stranger to scale up success first hand. Join Talent have also been winners of the Scotland & NI region of Great British Entrepreneur Awards for Start-up (2021) and Scale-Up (2022), as well as 2nd place in the Top 100 UK SMEs 2023. We were included in the Times & LDC Top 50 Most Ambitious Business Leaders 2022 list and individual winners of their Disruptor of the Year award for 2022. We are also a registered diversity vendor as a female majority owned and run business. Proudly registered as an ISO accredited organisation.

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Company Name: Join Talent
Job Title: Senior Back End Developer (Java | SpringBoot)
Job Description: Job title: Senior Back End Developer (Java | SpringBoot) Role Summary: Senior backend engineer responsible for upgrading and enhancing a UK government system. Focus on improving performance, reliability, and core platform functionality while working with existing Java and Spring Boot services. Expectations: - 6‑month contract, possibility of extension - Fully remote within the UK (Mon‑Fri) - Minimum 5 years commercial experience required Key Responsibilities: - Design, develop, and maintain backend services using Java and Spring Boot - Optimize system performance and reliability - Work with PostgreSQL databases, ensuring data integrity and efficient queries - Deliver enhancements to core platform functionality - Contribute to a stable, well‑governed delivery environment (code quality, testing, CI/CD) - Collaborate with cross‑functional teams, follow Agile practices Required Skills: - Strong proficiency in Java and Spring Boot - Experience with PostgreSQL and relational database design - Proven backend engineering and architectural capabilities - Performance tuning, debugging, and scalability best practices - RESTful API development, unit and integration testing - Source control (Git), CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing tools - Familiarity with regulated or public‑sector development environments Required Education & Certifications: - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience) - Java certification (e.g., Oracle Certified Professional) is desirable but not mandatory.