Senior Software Engineer
Sanderson Recruitment · Bristol, England ·
Last confirmed by our partners on 16 Oct 2026.
Senior Software Engineer (Java, Spring Boot, Microservices) Location:
Fully Remote (UK-Based) Salary:
£60k-£65k plus Benefits Looking business is looking for an experienced Senior Software Engineer to join a high-performing technology team delivering large-scale digital transformation programmes. You'll play a key role in designing, building and deploying cloud-native applications using
Java, Spring Boot, AWS and Microservices , whilst providing technical leadership and mentoring engineers across the wider team. Working within agile, multidisciplinary teams, you will contribute to architecture decisions, drive engineering best practices and help deliver scalable, secure and high-quality software solutions.
Key Responsibilities Design, develop and maintain robust, scalable and secure software solutions. Build and enhance microservices-based applications using Java and Spring Boot. Contribute to architecture and technical design decisions.
Collaborate with Product, DevOps, QA and business stakeholders to deliver successful outcomes. Drive best practices across coding standards, testing and CI/CD processes. Mentor and support junior and mid-level engineers.
Troubleshoot complex technical issues and optimise application performance. Champion continuous improvement and adoption of modern engineering practices. Key Requirements Strong commercial experience with
Java
and
Spring Boot
development. Proven experience designing and building
Microservices-based architectures . Hands-on experience developing and deploying applications within
AWS
environments. Exposure to modern
JavaScript frameworks
such as React, Angular or Vue.js. Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing and Agile delivery methodologies. Knowledge of containerisation technologies including Docker and Kubernetes. Strong understanding of software architecture, scalability and secure-by-design principles. Previous experience working within a
Consultancy
and/or
Public Sector
environment is highly desirable. What's on Offer Fully remote working. Ongoing learning and development opportunities. Access to complex, large-scale transformation programmes. Collaborative engineering culture with genuine career progression opportunities. #javadeveloper #softwareengineer #javascript #aws #microservices #consultancy #publicsector #fullyremote
Reasonable Adjustments: Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients. If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason
,
please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.
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