Your Role: Java Developer
The Commercial Technology team develop and maintain the products that drive the commercial revenues at Global for both the Radio and Outdoor parts of the business.
In this role, you will work closely with a suite of microservices developed using Java 17+ (mostly Java 21) and Spring Boot, of which some will be event-driven. You will contribute towards the technical lifecycle of these services, including the CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins/ Terraform), running the services in Kubernetes (EKS on AWS), and monitoring/alerting in a production environment (Prometheus / Grafana).
We are a friendly and close-knit team and work in a highly collaborative, agile environment!
As a Java Developer at Global, You will:
Key Responsibilities
Developing features (40%) for the business and building on the platform architecture to support future features on the roadmap.
Collaborating with the development team (30%): You will work closely with other developers, software architects, and product owners to understand project requirements, discuss implementation approaches, and ensure smooth integration of various software components.
Assisting in software deployment and maintenance (30%): You may assist in deploying services to production environments, troubleshooting issues that arise, and providing support to end-users as needed.
What You’ll Love About This Role
Think big – Strive to do what hasn’t been done before
Own it – Take pride in what you do and do it well
Keep it simple – Keep it simple to get stuff done
Better together – We’re team players
What Success Looks Like
In your first few months, you’ll have:
Contributed towards the delivery of several features which provide business value.
Contributed towards several code reviews, providing feedback and actioning feedback from others.
Gained a proven understanding of the business context and how it relates to the team's deliverables.
Gained a basic understanding of the team’s system architecture.
What You’ll Need
Java Expertise: in Java 17/21, Spring Boot, RDBMS and noSQL persistence technologies. Although this role focuses on Java, we use other languages, too, so a willingness to learn them would be encouraged.
Event architecture: Exposure to publish-subscribe technologies such as Kafka, RabbitMQ or SNS/SQS
Testing skills: Experience in writing well-tested code.
Coaching and Development: Nurturing talent by empowering and guiding individuals to unlock their potential
Building Trust: Creating and maintaining an inclusive environment where diverse views and experiences are welcomed and celebrated in your team
Top Skills
What We Do
The UK and Europe’s largest Radio & Outdoor company, Global is home to respected, national market-leading media brands broadcasting across the UK on DAB & FM and around the world on Global Player, including Heart, Capital, LBC, Capital XTRA, Capital Dance, Classic FM, Smooth, Radio X and Gold.
Global Player allows listeners to enjoy all of Global’s radio brands, award-winning podcasts, and expertly curated playlists, in one place in app, on web and on smart speakers.
Global is also one of the leading Outdoor companies in both the UK & Europe, with over 253,000 sites reaching 95% of the UK population. Global’s extensive and diverse outdoor portfolio encompasses Transport for London’s Underground network, almost all major UK airports including Gatwick, the UK’s largest portfolio of roadside posters and premium digital screens in prime locations, as well as the UK’s largest network of buses including all major cities.
On-air, on Global Player and with our outdoor platforms combined, Global reaches 51 million individuals across the UK every week, including 26.3 million on the radio alone.
