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Berkley Group

Java Developers (Intermediate + Senior)

Berkley Group
Ireland · Contract · Mid-Senior

Java Developers (Intermediate & Senior)

Dublin Hybrid (1-2 days required onsite per week)

Rate Intermediate: €395 per day Senior :€500 per day

Initial 12 month contract

We are hiring Intermediate and Senior Java Developers to join an established delivery team. These roles suit developers who enjoy working in structured environments, contributing to well-defined projects, and collaborating with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

The Role

  • Design, develop, and enhance Java-based applications in line with agreed standards

  • Produce development estimates where required

  • Create functional design specifications and user stories

  • Adhere to code quality, data, and unit testing standards

  • Develop and maintain unit, integration, and automation tests

  • Participate in peer code reviews

  • Support system testing, releases, and production issue resolution

  • Perform root cause analysis and contribute to bug fixing and incident management

  • Work closely with testers, support teams, and other developers

  • Maintain accurate updates in delivery and tracking tools (e.g. Jira)

  • Collaborate with stakeholders to clarify and deliver business requirements

  • Senior level: mentor junior developers and provide technical guidance

Required Skills & Experience

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

  • Clear written and verbal communication

  • Experience working in standards-driven or regulated environments

  • Solid understanding of software development lifecycles

  • Experience working in Agile and/or Waterfall delivery models

  • Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders

  • Experience working with relational databases and structured data





Technical Skills

Essential

  • Java

  • Web services / APIs

  • SQL and relational databases

  • Unit and integration testing

  • Agile and/or Waterfall methodologies

Desirable

  • Spring framework

  • Angular or other modern frontend frameworks

  • XML and JSON

  • ETL or data integration technologies

  • Mule or similar integration tools

  • JUnit

  • Exposure to legacy technologies (e.g. COBOL)

  • NoSQL technologies





Experience Level

Intermediate Java Developer (Developer Analyst - Level 2)

  • Typically 6-8 years of substantial professional experience in Java development

  • Strong hands-on delivery experience, able to work independently on complex features

  • Comfortable operating within established standards, processes, and delivery frameworks

  • Experience contributing to design discussions and supporting junior team members

Senior Java Developer (Developer Analyst - Level 3)

  • Typically 10+ years of overall ICT delivery experience, including 5+ years in a senior Java development capacity

  • Proven experience owning solutions end-to-end across design, build, test, and release

  • Confident mentoring developers, reviewing code, and influencing technical decisions

  • Comfortable working with stakeholders and guiding delivery within complex environments

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Posted
Jan 08, 2026
Type
Contract
Level
Mid-Senior
Location
Dublin

Industries

Software Development

Categories

Information Technology

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