Java Engineer- London
About The Role
FDM is a global business and technology consultancy seeking a Java Engineer to work for our client within the Retail sector. This is initially a 6-month contract with the potential to extend and will be a hybrid role based in London.
Our client is seeking a hands-on Java Engineer to join its Supply Chain technology team on a Purchase Order Management programme. The programme is replacing legacy order management logic with a strategic cloud-based application on AWS for the Food and Non-Food businesses. It enables automated supplier-to-depot delivery and integrates with Blue Yonder and Logistics Transformation services for end-to-end order management and better reporting. You will build, test and deploy microservices as the programme moves through its next releases.
Responsibilities
- Build, test and deploy Java and Spring Boot microservices hosted on AWS
- Develop purchase order creation, modification, deletion and audit functionality
- Write unit tests using a Test-Driven Development approach
- Carry out code reviews and add enhancements and new functionality based on business requirements
- Fix bugs and make configuration changes to existing services
- Upgrade dependencies and remediate security vulnerabilities
- Help the team adopt the latest tech stack, including Java 25
About You
- Minimum of 3 years’ commercial experience in Java development, ideally Java 17 or later
- Strong experience with Spring Boot and microservices architecture
- Test-Driven Development using JUnit and Mockito
- Experience with Apache Kafka
- Hands-on experience with AWS
- Experience building REST APIs
- Experience with Docker and GitHub, including GitHub Actions
- Currently hands-on, writing production code day to day
- Able to explain your code and the reasoning behind your design decisions
- Desirable: Maven, SonarQube, Checkmarx, MongoDB and New Relic
- Desirable: retail, supply chain or logistics experience
About Us
FDM is an award-winning global leader in tech and business talent solutions, backed by more than 35 years of industry experience. We have centres across Europe, North America, and Asia-Pacific, and a global workforce of over 2500 employees. FDM has shown exponential growth throughout the years, firmly establishing itself as an award-winning employer, currently listed on the FTSE4Good Index and as a 2026 Financial Times UK ‘Best Employer’.
Diversity and Inclusion
FDM Group is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, provincial or local laws.
Why join us
- Career coaching, mentoring and access to upskilling throughout your entire FDM career
- Assignments with global companies and opportunities to work abroad
- Opportunity to re-skill and up-skill into new areas, develop non-linear career paths and build a skillset within your field
- Annual leave and work-place pension
