Senior Software Engineer, Java

Target Group

Senior Software Engineer developing high-quality Java applications for Target Group's financial services. Mentoring engineers and ensuring best practices in a modernizing environment.

Posted 5/8/2026full-timeCardiff • 🇬🇧 United KingdomSenior💰 £50,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AngularApacheAWSCloudHibernateJ2EEJavaJavaScriptJenkinsJUnitMavenMockitoMySQLPostgresReactSOAPSpringTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Coach and mentor less‑experienced engineers across onshore and offshore teams
Lead code reviews and design discussions
Support offshore teams by providing clear requirements and removing blockers
Take ownership of your personal development and stay current with industry trends
Interpret requirements and create complex functional and technical designs
Design and develop large‑scale, high‑quality Java applications
Act as a gatekeeper for quality, ensuring standards are met before release
Investigate and resolve defects, incidents and performance issues
Define and execute testing strategies to deliver reliable, error‑free solutions
Ensure solutions align with company standards, security principles and best practice
Contribute to software engineering policies, tools and ways of working
Support modernisation initiatives, APIs and third‑party integrations
Take part in client and user meetings, clearly presenting options and solutions
Support users with acceptance testing and problem resolution
Deliver outcomes that solve real customer challenges

Requirements

What you’ll need

Java 21, J2EE
Spring ecosystem: Spring Core, MVC, Boot, Batch, Apache Camel, Hibernate
REST API design and SOAP services
Front‑end technologies: AngularJS, React, JSP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript
JUnit 5, Mockito
Application servers (WebSphere and/or Tomcat)
Containerisation, serverless, AWS (and on‑prem environments)
Relational databases: DB2, MySQL, PostgreSQL or similar
Secure coding principles and cloud security concepts
Tooling: Git, Maven, Eclipse/IntelliJ, Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, Jenkins, SonarQube, Artifactory

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salary of up to £50,000 per annum
30 days holiday plus bank holidays – from day one
Hybrid working policy
Defined Contribution Pension Scheme (employer matched up to 6%)
Company‑paid Private Medical Insurance (benefit in kind)
Group Life Assurance
Group Income Protection
Discretionary annual bonus scheme
Annual pay review
My Flex benefits platform – access to a wide range of voluntary benefits
Technology Buying Scheme (salary sacrifice)
Gym Flex – discounted gym and health club memberships
Dental Insurance
Critical Illness Cover
Health Cash Plan
Cycle to Work scheme
Tastecard / Coffee Club
Employee Discount Scheme across hundreds of retailers
Wisdom Wellbeing – confidential health and wellbeing support, including EAP
Free flu vaccinations and eye tests, plus contributions towards glasses
Recognition Scheme celebrating successes across the business
Free mortgage advice and support
Charitable payroll giving
Access to a GP 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year through GP24
Everest Funeral Concierge
Free Bereavement and Probate Advice and Support
Enhanced parental leave

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Hard Skills & Tools

Java 21J2EESpring CoreSpring MVCSpring BootSpring BatchApache CamelHibernateREST API designSOAP services

Soft Skills

coachingmentoringleadershipcommunicationproblem resolutionpresentationcollaborationownershipadaptabilitycustomer focus