Senior Java Backend Developer - Fully remote (UK/Ireland)
At a Glance
- Java Backend Developer role within a global payments platform
- Spring Boot, Hibernate, Oracle, REST APIs and asynchronous messaging
- Fully remote within the UK and Ireland
- Up to £60,000 base salary plus 5% bonus
- High-autonomy engineering culture with real ownership from day one
About the Company
Our client is a global payment technology business operating as part of a leading payment processing group serving merchants across international markets. With a team of around 50 engineers, they build and maintain large-scale, long-lived payments infrastructure that they actively modernise as the business grows. The team operates with a strong emphasis on autonomy, outcomes, and engineering quality.
The Role
This is a backend-focused software engineering position on a platform built in Java and the Spring framework, with Hibernate and Oracle for persistence, JAX-RS for REST APIs, and JMS for asynchronous messaging. The role is fully remote within the UK and Ireland. You will work across the full delivery lifecycle, from requirements analysis through to production release, contributing to both new feature development and ongoing modernisation of the codebase. The team values engineers who understand the reasoning behind their technical decisions and can push work forward without hand-holding. You will collaborate closely with colleagues across engineering and take ownership of your deliverables end to end.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and develop backend services within a large, multi-module Java payments codebase
- Build and maintain REST APIs and asynchronous messaging components using JAX-RS and JMS
- Own deliverables across the full software lifecycle, from requirements analysis through to production release
- Collaborate with team members to ensure technical accuracy, quality, and timely delivery
- Contribute to CI/CD pipeline activity and assist with deployment to test and production environments
- Identify and communicate risks, dependencies, and status clearly throughout the project lifecycle
- Apply AI-assisted development tools to work faster and raise engineering quality
- Support ongoing modernisation of the codebase alongside new feature delivery
What You'll Need
Essential:
- 5-7 years of commercial Java development experience
- Strong Spring Boot experience
- Experience with relational databases and Hibernate or equivalent ORM
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and the full delivery lifecycle including testing and deployment
- Comfortable working in large, evolving codebases
- Right to work in the UK
Desirable:
- J2EE experience
- Experience with AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Claude Code or similar
Why Apply?
- Up to £60,000 base salary plus 5% annual bonus
- Fully remote within the UK and Ireland
- High-autonomy engineering environment with no unnecessary process or bureaucracy
- Work on a large-scale, real-world payments platform used by merchants globally
- Strong emphasis on individual growth, learning, and mastering your craft
- Collaborative and pragmatic team culture that values outcomes over outputs
Next Steps
If this role is of interest, connect with Phil Gamble directly on LinkedIn or Whatsapp. All applications treated in the strictest confidence.
About Phil Gamble
Phil Gamble is a Director and Co-Founder of Ocho People, a Belfast-based specialist technology recruitment agency. With over 21 years of experience in tech recruitment and a background at Microsoft, Phil works with engineering teams across Northern Ireland, the UK, Dublin, and North America. He focuses on matching technically strong candidates with companies where they will genuinely thrive.
What People Say
"Phil has an exceptional ability to understand both the technical requirements and the cultural fit needed for a role. He found us a candidate we would never have found ourselves."
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