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Senior Java Developer | Travel-tech Senior Java Developer | £300-400/day | Outside IR35 | Fully Remote within Europe

Senior Java Developer | Travel-tech Senior Java Developer | £300-400/day | Outside IR35 | Fully Remote within Europe

Remote

United kingdom

Senior

Freelance

05-01-2026

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Skills

Java PHP MySQL MongoDB Architecture react node.js api testing Springboot Kafka

Job Specifications

Senior Java Developer | Travel-tech Senior Java Developer | £300-400/day | Outside IR35 | Fully Remote within Europe

A fast-growing travel-tech organisation is embarking on a major product evolution and is looking for an experienced Senior Java Developer to join their team. This is a key engineering role working on high-traffic, consumer-facing systems used across Europe.

What You’ll Work On

Lead the evolution of a large-scale Java, Springboot, and MySQL, ensuring it can support a new universal architecture across multiple products.
Design and implement new backend features, Unit Testing, API testing, and system improvements to support both web and mobile clients.
Contribute to shared architecture, functional models, and backend design patterns to unify services across the organisation.

Required Skills & Experience

Senior-level expertise building and maintaining commercial, production-scale applications.
Deep proficiency in:
Java
Springboot (server-side development, API design)
MySQL (performance optimisation, complex queries, relational modelling)
Experience architecting and maintaining distributed backend systems.
Strong understanding of integration patterns, API design, and scalable service architecture.

Nice To Have

Node.js, PHP, MongoDB, Kafka, React (for back office apps)

Contract Details

6-month contract — extension highly likely due to roadmap depth
Outside IR35
Fully remote within Europe

Apply now by sending your CV to alfie@virtuetech.io or by replying directly to this advert.

Senior Java Developer | Travel-tech Senior Java Developer | £300-400/day | Outside IR35 | Fully Remote within Europe

About the Company

From start-ups to unicorns, you need great people to grow, so at VirtueTech we do recruitment differently. We believe companies are defined by their people, so connecting clients and candidates through mu-tual values is key for a thriving business. With a joint brand mission being paramount for success, you need an agency aligned with that purpose. Which is precisely where we come in... At VirtueTech jobs are more than just a salary, they're a passion. So we understand and reflect our clients values, in both ourselves and... Know more