<div class="earcuposdescription"><div class="earcuposdescriptiontitle">About the role:</div><div class="earcuposdescriptionnote"><p>We're looking for a Lead J<strong>ava Engineer</strong> to join our <strong>BX Online Loyalty Team</strong>, driving forward a bold, innovative new loyalty proposition for H&amp;B customers.</p><p>You'll be joining us at an exciting moment: the final stages of a multi-year tech transformation. Next up? Building and scaling <strong>a new world-class Loyalty experience</strong>.</p><p>You'll play a hands-on, strategic role in defining and delivering scalable, customer-focused software – and mentoring your team along the way.</p><p><strong>What You'll Be Doing</strong></p><ul><li>Lead the design and delivery of cross-functional software in a fast-paced, agile environment</li><li>Work autonomously, owning key components and solving complex technical challenges</li><li>Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Product, UX, QA) to build great customer-first features</li><li>Mentor and upskill your squad, sharing expertise and driving best practices</li><li>Stay on top of new technologies, and bring innovative thinking to the team</li><li>Communicate complex ideas clearly across technical and non-technical stakeholders</li><li>Think strategically about your work's business impact and how it helps our customers thrive</li><li>Champion security, compliance, and performance in everything you build</li></ul></div></div><div class="earcuposdescription"><div class="earcuposdescriptiontitle">Key requirements:</div><div class="earcuposdescriptionnote"><ul><li>Fluent in Java (11+) and the <strong>Spring Framework</strong> specifically <strong>SpringBoot</strong> or similar (<em>Quarkus</em>, <em>Micronaut</em>)</li><li>Strong understanding of <strong>HTTP</strong> and <strong>REST</strong> as an architectural style to build APIs.</li><li>Fluent with asynchronous programming techniques and frameworks (in Java).</li><li>Fluent in <strong>SQL</strong> and experience with RDBMS like <strong>Postgres</strong> and Oracle.</li><li>Experience with Docker and docker-compose.</li><li>Exposure to AWS specifically <strong>S3</strong>, Aurora, <strong>ElasticCache</strong></li><li>Exposure to modern CI/CD platforms like <strong>Gitlab</strong> (or similar GitHub Actions, CircleCI)</li><ul><li>Understands the importance of monitoring and proactive in resolving critical issues.</li></ul><li>&nbsp;</li><li>Fluent in testing frameworks <strong>Junit</strong>, <strong>RestAssured</strong></li><li><em>Desirable</em>:</li><ul><li>Exposure with monitoring and alerting platforms. <strong>Datadog</strong>, PagerDuty, Graphana, Prometheus</li><li>Exposure in <strong>Python</strong> Scripting</li><li>Exposure in deployment platforms like <strong>Kubernetes</strong> and tools like Helm.</li></ul></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong data-start="3503" data-end="3569">Ready to shape the future of health and wellness through tech?</strong><br data-start="3569" data-end="3572">Apply now and help build something that really matters.</p></div></div><div class="earcuposdescription"><div class="earcuposdescriptiontitle">What we offer:</div><div class="earcu_posdescriptionnote"><ul><li><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><strong>Pension company contribution = 3% </strong></span></li><li><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><strong>Incentive scheme up to 10% of annual salary</strong>, based on company performance.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Your wellbeing is paramount so you can get away and take <strong>33&nbsp;Days Holiday per year</strong>.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><strong>Private Medical Care </strong>(Self after 1 year)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><strong>Learning and Development opportunity</strong> with Holland &amp; Barrett is a great base for career development long term.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><strong>Career progression.</strong></span></li><li><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><strong>Refer and Earn Scheme</strong> - as we're growing you can earn money by referring people to join us from your network.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><strong>Epic Extras</strong> gives you access to exclusive benefits, free advice and savings from a range of retailers and providers.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><strong>Stay healthy with Discounted Products</strong> - from day one you'll get a 25% discount (on top of other promotions) when you shop at H&amp;B on anything that you buy.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">We all need a little help sometimes, so we<strong> </strong>offer<strong> Free 24/7 Confidential Advice &amp; Colleague Welfare</strong>.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><strong>Mental Health First Aiders</strong> - we have lots of qualified Mental Health First Aiders because its all about your health &amp; wellbeing.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Stay active in the<strong> Onsite Gym</strong> at our Nuneaton Hub!</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">We have <strong>colleague Reward and Recognition Schemes</strong>, so your hard work and loyalty won't go unnoticed.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">And many more!</span></li></ul><p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><em><span class="ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak" dir="ltr">We're passionate about helping every colleague thrive across all dimensions of wellbeing, and we're committed to having a diverse and inclusive workplace. In line with our EPIC values (Expertise, Pioneering, Inclusive, Caring), we embrace and actively celebrate all our colleagues' unique and varying experiences, backgrounds, identities and cultures - I am me, we are H&amp;B.&nbsp;</span><br></em></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span class="ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak" dir="ltr"><em>Holland &amp; Barrett </em><em>does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms/recruiters. Please do not forward resumes to our job alias, employees, or any other company location. Holland &amp; Barrett is not and will not be responsible for any fees if a candidate submitted by a search firm/recruiter unless otherwise agreed with respect to specific open position(s).&nbsp;</em></span></span></p></div></div>