Job Specifications
Music is Universal
It’s the passionate and dedicated team at Universal Music who help make us the world’s leading music company. From A&R to finance, legal to digital, sales to marketing, Universal Music is the place to grow and develop your career within a truly commercial and innovative business that leads in everything it does.
Everyone is welcome to apply for our roles, and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment because of gender, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion, belief, age, marital status, background, pregnancy, or caring responsibilities. We also recognise the importance of diversity of thought within our teams and are fully committed to embracing the talents of people with autism, dyslexia, ADHD, and other forms of neurocognitive variation.
We will always seek to make appropriate adjustments to recruitment, workplaces, and work processes to be fully inclusive to people with different needs and working styles. If you need us to make any reasonable adjustments for you from application onwards, including alternatives to the online form or to disclose a neurocognitive condition, please email UniversalMusicCareers@umusic.com.
The Role
We are seeking a seasoned Senior Java Developer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate should possess strong proficiency and hands-on experience with Spring Boot and core frameworks integral to enterprise software development. A robust understanding of relational databases and SQL is crucial, alongside expertise in traditional web application and API development. Skills and experience with agile, event-based architectures and data streaming technologies is also welcome.
The candidate will be joining a team working on a greenfield project that will be used globally by UMG staff. It will involve use of web technologies, relational databases, API development and integration with other IT systems within UMG.
If you are a proactive and experienced Java developer with a passion for leading teams and contributing to the broader development goals of the department, we invite you to apply and be part of our innovative and collaborative work environment.
Key Responsibilities
Own and lead the end-to-end delivery of major features or services
Drive technical direction and long-term roadmap
Drive continuous improvement
Master the business domain and customer workflows
Champion and evangelise best practices
Must Have
Skills and Experience Required
Proficiency in Java, with a focus on Spring Boot and core enterprise frameworks
Strong understanding of enterprise software development and key design patterns
Extensive experience with relational databases, SQL and ORM frameworks
Extensive experience with unit, integration and automation testing
Experience with service-oriented architectures and web-service API development
Expertise in cloud-based development (ideally AWS) and container technologies (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes)
Experience with SCRUM Agile methodology
Track record of leading projects end-to-end and shipping them successfully to production
Nice To Have
Experience with NoSQL systems (e.g. mongodb, dynamodb, elasticsearch)
Experience with front-end web development technologies (react, angular)
Experience with data streaming technologies (kafka)
Experience / awareness of data engineering technologies (apache iceberg, trino, flink, python)
Key Behaviours
Demonstrated leadership skills, including team mentoring and project ownership
Strong collaborative ethos
Strong creative and innovative problem-solving skills
Experience leading development teams, able to demonstrate effective leadership skills
Experience mentoring and guiding junior developers, fostering a collaborative and growth-oriented environment
Able to exhibit a keen interest in the broader scope of development within the department, as well as being proactive with plans to improve the existing platforms / implementations
Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Initiative and the ability to work independently and in a team
Engage with colleagues to promote great software design and quality
Bonus Tracks: Your Benefits
Group Personal Pension Scheme (between 3% and 9%)
Private Medical Insurance
25 paid days of annual leave
Interest Free Season Ticket Loan
Holiday Purchase scheme
Dental and Travel Insurance options
Cycle to Work Scheme
Salary Sacrifice Cars
Subsidised Gym Membership
Employee Discounts (Reward Gateway)
Just So You Know…
The company presents this job description as a guide to the major areas and duties for which the jobholder is accountable. However, the business operates in an environment that demands change and the jobholder's specific responsibilities and activities will vary and develop. Therefore, the job description should be seen as indicative and not as a permanent, definitive, and exhaustive statement.
Job Category
Technology
About the Company
Universal Music Group (UMG) is the world leader in music-based entertainment, with a broad array of businesses engaged in recorded music, music publishing, merchandising and audiovisual content in more than 60 countries. Featuring the most comprehensive catalog of recordings and songs across every musical genre, UMG identifies and develops artists and produces and distributes the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful music in the world. Committed to artistry, innovation and entrepreneurship, UMG fosters the d...
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