AMS is a global workforce solutions partner committed to creating inclusive, dynamic, and future-ready workplaces. We help organisations adapt, grow, and thrive in an ever-evolving world by building, shaping, and optimising diverse talent strategies.
Our Contingent Workforce Solutions (CWS) is one of our service offerings. Acting as an extension of their recruitment teams, we connect them with skilled interim and temporary professionals, fostering workplaces where everyone can contribute and succeed.

Our client, a major UK retail bank, provides every day banking services to over 17 million retail customers. The banks expertise and services span across Business Services, Corporate banking, Wealth Management, Group Functions, Retail and Investment Banking.

On behalf of this organisation, AMS are looking for a Backend Java Engineer for a 6 month contract based in London (2 days per week) with remote working available (hybrid).

Purpose of the role:

Join one of the core cross functional mission teams to build and develop technology products.

What you''ll do:

• Develop clean, elegant, and reusable code that is well tested and easy to maintain and extend.
• Work with stakeholders across the business to drive the direction of the clients engineering and put the long-term interests of customers at the heart of key decisions.
• Work collaboratively with the team to resolve technical issues.
• Support and oversee junior engineers and act as a subject matter expert.

The skills you''ll need:

• Solid practical and theoretical knowledge of Java software development.
• Strong experience of Spring Boot / Micronaut.
• An understanding of Kubernetes / Docker.
• Excellent understanding of AWS (deployment / configuration)
• Message-driven architectures / Kafka / event sourcing.
• Experience working on a highly secure Application Success delivering within an agile environment.
• Ability to act as a subject matter expert and communicate with clarity and empathy to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Understanding how to translate business objectives into data driven insights.

Next steps This client will only accept workers operating via an Umbrella or PAYE engagement model. If you are interested in applying for this position and meet the criteria outlined above, please click the link to apply and we will contact you with an update in due course. AMS, a Recruitment Process Outsourcing Company, may in the delivery of some of its services be deemed to operate as an Employment Agency or an Employment Business