Senior Java Backend Engineer – 3-Month Contract

Methodfi; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Greater London is hiring a Senior Software Engineer (Java) for a contract position. The engineer will develop robust backend services and APIs that power sports digital experiences. Candidates must have expert-level Java and Spring knowledge, along with a strong background in building scalable systems and RESTful APIs. The role requires hands-on engineering skills and offers a day rate of £400-500, with an expected duration of 3 months.

Qualifications

• Expert-level knowledge of Java 11+ and Spring Boot.
• Experience building and consuming RESTful APIs.
• Proficient in Git for version control.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable backend systems using Java and Spring Boot.
• Deliver maintainable and testable code aligned with project requirements.
• Build and maintain RESTful APIs to support web applications.

Skills

Java 11+

Spring Boot

RESTful APIs

Git

Unit testing with JUnit

SQL

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Maven

JIRA

Job description

A leading technology firm in Greater London is hiring a Senior Software Engineer (Java) for a contract position. The engineer will develop robust backend services and APIs that power sports digital experiences. Candidates must have expert-level Java and Spring knowledge, along with a strong background in building scalable systems and RESTful APIs. The role requires hands-on engineering skills and offers a day rate of £400-500, with an expected duration of 3 months.