Senior Java Software Engineer – Corporate Solutions Programme

Hybrid – Cherrywood, Dublin 18

12-Month Contract | Competitive Day Rate

We are looking for an experienced Senior Java Software Engineer (10+ years) to join our Corporate Solutions Programme on a 12‑month contract. This is a key role within a high-performing Agile team delivering scalable, secure, and high-quality digital solutions for our Corporate Customers and Brokers.

If you’re passionate about engineering excellence, modern Java technologies, and delivering enterprise-grade solutions, we’d love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

Software Development

• Design, develop, and maintain robust Java-based applications and services.
• Write clean, efficient, well-documented code following best practices.

System Integration

• Build and integrate APIs and microservices with internal and external systems.
• Ensure seamless data flow and interoperability across platforms.

Agile Collaboration

• Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives.
• Work closely with Product Owners, Scrum Masters, QA, and DevOps teams.

Technical Leadership

• Contribute to architectural decisions and technical design.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote engineering excellence.

Quality & Performance

• Perform code reviews, unit testing, and performance tuning.
• Ensure applications meet security, compliance, and scalability requirements.

Skills & Experience

• Strong expertise in Java 17+ and frameworks such as:
• Spring Boot, Spring MVC, JPA, Hibernate, Spring Security, JWT, OAuth2, Spring Integration
• Strong unit testing experience (JUnit, Mockito).
• Proficiency with SQL and relational databases (PostgreSQL, Oracle).
• Comfortable with development tools such as Maven, Git, IntelliJ, SQL Developer, Postman.
• Experience with microservices, Docker/Podman, CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Ansible, ADO).
• Familiarity with Infrastructure-as-Code tools.
• Experience using GitHub Copilot / Copilot CLI as part of development workflow.
• Cloud-native application experience.
• Strong Agile experience (Scrum, Kanban, JIRA, Confluence).
• Able to work on both Windows and Linux environments.
• Comfortable reading and contributing to UML design artefacts.

Preferred Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• Experience in financial services or life assurance is a significant advantage.
• Knowledge of security standards and regulatory compliance in enterprise environments.

Contract Details

• Duration: 12 months
• Location: Cherrywood, Dublin 18 (Hybrid model)
• Rate: Competitive, based on experience