Principal Java Engineer

Principal Java Engineer

London Manchester or Oxford (Hybrid)

Discretionary Company Bonus Scheme

Monday Friday (37.5h pw)

Our perks

• 25 days holiday (rising to 28 after 3 years service) pro rated plus bank holidays to take time to recharge and do something you love.
• Private Medical - via vitality with reward schemes paid for you and your family.
• Health cash plan - via Simply Health for employees and children claiming money back for dental optical etc
• Pension Oodle will contribute 5% of your salary into your pension pot to help you save for the future
• Life Assurance - 4 x annual salary - benefit funded by Oodle
• Free breakfast drinks and fruit in the office you can help yourself to cereals toast fizzy drinks and lots of fruit.
• Employee discounts discounts you can access anywhere anytime for all major shops.
• 1 day volunteer day per year an opportunity to give back to the community each year.
• Mental health care 6 free counselling sessions via our EAP (Employee Assistance Programme).
• Paid sick leave enhanced company sick pay.
• Enhanced family leave we provide enhanced family leave for primary and secondary caregivers.

Oodle who are we

Our mission is to empower our customers by delivering simple experiences straightforward lending products and compassionate support from application to final payment and beyond.

Upgrading. Growing a family. Fresh starts. Big moves. Bumps in the road. - we finance cars but more importantly we finance people. Over the past 6 years weve supported tens of thousands of customers on their car buying journey

As an employer your career is important to us. Were committed to creating an environment where you can thrive as yourself. We celebrate diversity and inclusion actively working to make sure every team member feels supported on their journey with us. Our Talent Development team is here to support your growth providing opportunities for learning development and career progression.

The Role

Principal Java Engineer at Oodle Car Finance.

As a Principal Java Engineer you will be a technical leader and subject matter expert in Java-based software development. You will architect design and implement scalable high-performance systems while mentoring engineering teams and driving best practices. This role requires a deep understanding of Java modern software architecture and a passion for innovation and quality.

What youll be getting up to:

• • Lead the design and development of complex Java applications and backend services

  • Define and uphold coding standards architecture and engineering best practices

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to turn business requirements into technical solutions

  • Mentor and support engineers through code reviews pair programming and technical guidance

  • Drive continuous improvement in tools technologies and team processes

  • Write clean efficient and well-documented Java code

  • Contribute to all phases of the development lifecyclefrom planning to deployment

  • Ensure system reliability scalability and performance through proactive monitoring and optimisation

Youll be a great fit if:

• 10 years of experience in Java development with at least 3 years in a senior or principal role.

  Strong knowledge of Java 17 and frameworks such as Spring Boot Hibernate etc.

  Experience with cloud platforms (AWS Azure or GCP) and containerization (Docker Kubernetes).

  Proficiency in RESTful API design microservices architecture and distributed systems.

  Solid understanding of databases (SQL and NoSQL) caching and messaging systems.

Hiring Process

• Preliminary Interview (30 mins)
• Technical Interview (1 Hour)
• FinalInterview (1 hour) with the hiring manager and a member of the team.

Our Values

Our values are our personal brand and lay the foundation of what we care about the most. They provide us with guidance so we can work towards the same goals. They are our DNA and are kept at the forefront of our Oodlers mind when making business decisions.

• Embrace being human empathy and diversity make us stronger
• Strive for awesome its awesome when we do better every day
• Everyones a builder were in this together and we win as a team
• Bravely honest were honest with ourselves and everyone else
• Think customer theyre at the heart of everything we do

To find out more about our culture and what happens at Oodle check out our LinkedIn and Instagram.

Oodle is proud to be an inclusive workplace and we recognise diversity of experience thoughts and backgrounds leads to better customer outcomes and an environment where our colleagues can thrive. We have several DEI networks which are made up of our Oodlers who strive to make positive impacts to our cultures.

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