Senior Java Developer

Senior Java Engineer

On-site: 2 days per week in Leeds/Bradford

Key skills: strong experience in Java and comfortable with TDD (test-driven development).

• You care deeply about producing high‑quality work that delivers real value
• You’re comfortable navigating ambiguity and solving complex problems collaboratively
• You bring strong expertise in your craft, alongside a willingness to keep learning
• You communicate clearly and build trust quickly with clients and teammates
• You’re pragmatic, adaptable and outcome‑focused
• You enjoy sharing knowledge and helping others grow
• You value low‑ego collaboration and enjoy working as part of multidisciplinary teams

• Proven development experience of working as a Lead Engineer in a commercial development team with an expert understanding of Java and Java script and wider experience in different tools and frameworks across the stack.
• Commercial experience working with agile methodologies.
• The ability to take clients wider business concerns into account when making technical decisions and dealing with the challenges from stakeholders that come with this.
• Experience of implementing architecture, Dev Ops, performance or security and an understanding and ownership of best practice as a Lead Engineer (eg. TDD, SOLID, XP)
• Comfortable mentoring junior engineers and supporting Squad Leads, with the attributes to provide technical guidance as the most senior engineer on a project and ensuring the development team is achieving project goals and maintaining quality standards.
• Working knowledge of CI/CD practices and deployments.
• Experience of writing effective documentation and knowledge sharing.

• 25 days bookable holiday + flexible Bank Holidays
• Pension: 6% of salary paid by AND Digital with a further 2% paid by you (can be increased by choice)
• Aviva healthcare cover (including pre-existing condition cover)
• Flexibenefit: £1000 assigned to you via our benefits portal to select or upgrade the benefits that suit you the most. Any unused allowance from the £1000 can be taken as cash.
• Life Assurance
• Income Protection
• Eye test + first pair of glasses
• Parental Benefits:
  Generous Enhanced Maternity and Enhanced Partner (Paternity) Leave

Diversity and inclusion are hugely important to us, and we’re committed to providing equal opportunities for all. We’re actively recruiting for a diverse and inclusive workforce so want to ensure we do everything we can to support your application.

We want you to feel safe and empowered to let us know if you need any adjustments to be made to your application or interview process, so please speak to our recruitment team.