Kotlin (or Java) Developer

Anticipated Contract End Date/Length: April 25 2027
Work Set-Up: Hybrid (3 days per week in office)
Clearance Required: BPSS

Our client in the Information Technology and Services industry is looking for a Kotlin (or Java) Developer to work within the Developer Experience (DevX) Standards and Controls function which is building a platform for control owners and development teams to manage and view their compliance with a range of software development controls.

The successful candidate will work on Kotlin and Java-based web applications and APIs across 23 applications and proofs of concept. Exact candidate allocation will depend on experience and fit. All applications have a microservice architecture built using modern coding techniques.

What you will do:

• Collaborate with developers testers and the wider organisation to build and run products.
• Design develop and implement back-end features according to backlog and priorities with a small element of frontend development.
• Develop features using simple UI frameworks without requiring strictly frontend-focused development.
• Collaborate with the engineering team to design and launch new features.
• Proactively work with customers to resolve issues and respond to feature requests.
• Build APIs and microservices.
• Work in an Agile CI/CD environment to deliver rapid iterations at a sustained velocity.
• Participate actively as a team member through peer reviews and testing of other developers code using automated test scripting.
• Apply strong technical and analytical troubleshooting skills to investigate and resolve development issues.
• Work with standard developer collaboration tools including GitHub or Bitbucket Jira and Confluence.

Qualifications :

• Experience in Kotlin or significant Java experience with a willingness to learn Kotlin.
• Practical experience in at least two or three of the following areas: API development SQL/databases HTML and JavaScript.
• Extensive experience working with microservices.
• Strong technical and analytical troubleshooting skills.
• Experience working in Agile environments including the use of Jira and Confluence.
• Excellent writing skills and strong attention to detail in code.
• A proactive approach to work with the ability to identify next steps and progress work independently.
• Good interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with developers testers customers and wider teams.
• Strong written and spoken English skills.
• Good working knowledge of cloud technologies such as AWS Azure and GCP is desirable.

What We Offer

• Exposure to leading IT technologies available in the market.
• Access to internal training events and workshops.
• Participation in in-house seminars with leading industry experts.

Additional Information :

Candidates must be legally authorized to live and work in the country where the position is based without requiring employer sponsorship.

HelloKindred is committed to fair transparent and inclusive hiring practices. We assess candidates based on skills experience and role-related requirements.

We appreciate your interest in this opportunity. While we review every application carefully only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

HelloKindred is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and do not discriminate on the basis of race colour religion sex gender identity or expression sexual orientation age national origin disability veteran status or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Contract