Job Specifications
FDM is a global business and technology consultancy seeking a Java Engineer to work for our client within the finance sector. This is initially a 12-month contract with the potential to extend and will be a hybrid role based in Farnborough.
Our client is seeking an experienced Java Engineer to join a team where innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement are core values. As a Java Engineer, you will play a key role in developing robust, scalable backend systems that support mission-critical applications. You will work within a fast-paced Agile environment, designing and delivering high-quality software that has real impact.
This role offers the opportunity to contribute to technical design, development, and testing practices while mentoring junior team members and helping to shape the engineering culture. You will help deliver secure, reliable, and scalable systems that support business objectives and improve customer experience.
Responsibilities:
Analyse, design, develop, test, and deploy new features and user stories with a focus on high standards for security, reliability, and performance
Collaborate with product owners and other stakeholders to define requirements and translate them into high-quality technical solutions
Guide and support junior engineers, helping to assign and manage their work while contributing to their technical growth
Take ownership of design decisions for assigned products and ensure alignment with overall architecture and best practices
Identify and remediate issues using sound engineering principles, while proactively designing solutions to prevent potential failures
Participate in peer code reviews, test automation, and documentation as part of the development lifecycle
Contribute to internal technology communities, sharing knowledge and driving best practices across teams
Ensure delivery commitments are met through strong communication and informal leadership
About You
Minimum of 4 years’ experience in software engineering, backend development, or related roles
Proficiency in object-oriented programming and system design
Experience working in Agile development environments
Experience with Java 17 or Java 21
Strong understanding of Spring Boot and Spring Batch frameworks
Familiarity with test automation using Cucumber or similar frameworks
Exposure to observability tools such as Datadog
Hands-on experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL and Oracle
Practical knowledge of AWS Cloud services and infrastructure
Experience with CI/CD pipelines, especially Jenkins
About FDM
We are a business and technology consultancy and one of the UK's leading employers, recruiting the brightest talent to become the innovators of tomorrow. We have centres across Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific, and a global workforce of over 2,500 employees. FDM has shown exponential growth throughout the years, firmly establishing itself as an award-winning employer and is listed on the FTSE4Good Index.
Diversity and Inclusion
FDM Group is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, provincial or local laws.
Why join us
Career coaching, mentoring and access to upskilling throughout your entire FDM career
Assignments with global companies and opportunities to work abroad
Opportunity to re-skill and up-skill into new areas, develop non-linear career paths and build a skillset within your field
Annual leave, work-place pension
About the Company
We’re FDM, an award-winning global business and technology consultancy. For over 30 years we’ve been powering the people behind tech and innovation. We collaborate with world-leading companies to identify the expertise they need, exactly when they need it.
We have helped successfully launch nearly 25,000 careers globally to date and we are a trusted partner to over 300 companies worldwide.
Diversity, equity and inclusivity is at the core of everything we do. We have 4,000+ employees worldwide, with over 90 nationalities wo...
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