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Java Developer Kafka API - Tech Consultancy

Client Server· London, England, United Kingdom· Up to £90,000/yr
Posted 15 Jun 2026Backend Engineer
Client ServerRecruitment agencyfounded 1999
Levels.fyi · global comp
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Java Developer / Backend Software Engineer (Kafka API) London / WFH to £90k

Are you a Java technologist seeking a role where you can work on ground breaking technology, continually learning and progressing your career?

You could be joining a global technology consultancy.

What's in it for you:

Salary to £90k

Hybrid working (x2 days WFH per week)

Pension, Life Assurance, Income Protection

Private medical care for you and your family, including mental health

Travel Insurance

Charitable giving

Gym membership for you and your family

Flexible holiday scheme

Your role:

As a Java Developer you will design, develop and deliver a range of transformational projects for clients, mainly within the financial services sector and with a focus on Kafka messaging, migrating legacy systems to AWS and introducing CI/CD pipelines and cloud deployments.

You'll join a collaborative team with a focus on engineering best practice and continuous improvement of client systems; you will have lots of business and client exposure and continual learning and development opportunities.

Location / WFH:

There's a hybrid work from home policy with three days a week in the London, City office (or at client sites), you'll join a friendly, diverse, upbeat team.

About you:

You have Java development skills including multi-threading and concurrency

You have experience with SpringBoot and microservices environments

You have experience with Kafka (or similar messaging tools)

You have a good knowledge of REST APIs

You have a good understanding of AWS

You have a thorough understanding of software development and Computer Science fundamentals such as Object Oriented Programming, Data Structures and Design Patterns

You are familiar with DevOps, CI/CD pipelines

You're collaborative, enjoy problem solving and interacting with clients

Apply now to find out more about this Java Developer / Backend Software Engineer (Java Kafka SpringBoot AWS microservices) opportunity.