Java Software Engineer

Java Software Engineer

Location: London

Working Model: Hybrid (2 days in-office)

Base salary: £70,000 - £78,000 + Bonus

We are seeking a highly skilled Full Stack Java Engineer to join a newly formed product engineering team focused on building AI-enabled workflow and automation solutions.

This team is developing next-generation internal products designed to enhance service delivery and operational efficiency within the insurance and BPO sector, with a long-term vision to commercialise these platforms into external B2B offerings.

This is an exciting opportunity for an engineer who enjoys building modern, cloud-native applications in a fast-paced, product-driven environment

Team Overview

The engineering team operates across the UK, India, and Poland, collaborating to deliver scalable, enterprise-grade applications

The team focuses on:

• Workflow automation platforms
• AI-enabled product features
• Internal operational tooling
• Scalable microservices architecture

This is a newly formed team, offering strong influence over engineering standards, product direction, and architecture

Key Responsibilities

Full Stack Development

• Design and build full-stack applications using Java and Angular
• Develop scalable REST APIs and microservices
• Build workflow-driven applications on top of existing platforms
• Write clean, maintainable, and production-ready code
• Contribute to system design and architecture decisions

Product & Platform Engineering

• Develop AI-enabled features and automation capabilities
• Contribute to the evolution of internal platforms into external products
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across multiple regions
• Participate in code reviews and enforce engineering best practices
• Support continuous improvement of development processes and tooling

Technical Requirments

• Strong Java development experience
• Spring BootMicroservices architecture
• REST API development
• Experience with Angular or modern frontend frameworks
• Containerisation experience (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Cloud platform exposure (Azure, AWS, or GCP)

Preferred Experience

• workflow/BPM platforms such as Camunda (preferred), Pega, Appian, jBPM
• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and DevOps tooling
• Experience with:Azure Kubernetes / AKSPostgreSQL
• Prior experience in Insurance / InsureTech, Financial services, AI-enabled product development

Technical Stack

Backend

• Java
• Spring Boot
• REST APIs
• Microservices

Frontend

• Angular

Cloud / Infrastructure

• Azure
• Kubernetes / AKS
• Docker /Containers,

Data

• PostgreSQL,

DevOps

• Azure DevOps
• GitHub Actions
• CI/CD pipelines

Workflow / Automation

• Camunda (preferred)
• Pega / Appian / jBPM (or similar)

Business & Product Focus

Candidates should be comfortable working in a product-driven environment and contributing to:

• Workflow automation solutions
• AI-enabled product capabilities
• Operational efficiency tools
• Scalable enterprise platforms

This role requires a strong appreciation of building products from concept through to production and beyond.

Candidate Profile

This is not just a backend role — we are looking for:

• A strong full-stack engineer comfortable across frontend and backend
• A product-minded developer who understands user outcomes
• Someone who enjoys working in fast-paced, evolving environments
• A collaborative engineer comfortable working across distributed teams
• An individual who can contribute to both hands-on coding and technical design