Backend Specialist

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As a key member of the Backend Development team, you will be responsible for designing, coding, testing, documenting, installing, maintaining, and supporting applications that enable businesses to operate more efficiently and competitively.

Key Responsibilities

• Core Development: Leverage your Java expertise to play a fundamental role in the development of platforms and solutions.
• Agile Collaboration: Work effectively as a team member within an Agile development environment.
• Effective Communication: Maintain clear and professional communication with team members, leads, and management, both verbally and in writing.
• Code Quality: Write programming code that meets agreed-upon requirements and is: 1) robust, 2) testable, 3) maintainable, and 4) well-documented/commented.
• Interface Standards: Produce UI designs and implementations that adhere to industry best practices.
• Security Compliance: Stay informed of and comply with Information Security controls and activities in alignment with defined corporate policies and strategies.
• Proactive Problem Solving: Anticipate potential issues with proposed designs and solutions.
• Delivery: Consistently meet project deadlines and milestones.
• Continuous Improvement: Flourish in a "continuous improvement" work culture.
• Soft Skills: Demonstrate professionalism, enthusiasm, and a proactive "can-do" attitude.
• Performance: Consistently meet or exceed established performance targets.

Requirements

• Experience: Proven experience with Java 7/8.
• Language: English proficiency is mandatory.
• Technical Design: Strong background in application design and analysis, design patterns, and Object-Oriented Programming (OOP).
• Integrations: Experience with WebServices, REST APIs, and third-party API integrations (OAuth, social media, etc.).
• Modern Tech Stack: Experience with modern technologies, including:
• Cloud Environments: AWS (EC2), GCP, and/or Azure.
• Containers/Virtualization: Docker and Vagrant.
• Version Control & CI/CD: Proficiency in Git and/or BitBucket; experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, Maven, and Gradle.
• Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Professional Background: Experience in consulting, with a proven track record of increasing responsibility, creativity, and innovation.

Preferred Qualifications (Pluses)

• • Experience in CMS development.
  • Experience with SpringBoot and the Spring framework/context.

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About Monks 

Monks is the global, digital-first, data-driven, unitary operating brand of S4 Capital plc. With a legacy of innovation and specialized expertise, Monks combines an extraordinary range of global Marketing and Technology Services to redefine how brands interact with the world. Through Monks.Flow, its flagship AI ecosystem for marketing orchestration, Monks transforms marketing into a growth engine, collapsing timelines and connecting brands to culture in real time. By deploying bespoke intelligent agents across disciplines and delivering culturally relevant, high-impact creative and digital solutions, Monks solves key critical business challenges across the entire brand enterprise to help brands sustain long-term impact.

Monks was named a Contender in The Forrester Wave™: Global Marketing Services, ranks among Cannes Lions' Top 10 Creative Companies (2022-25) and remains the only partner featured in AdExchanger’s Programmatic Power Players list every year (2020-24). Named Adweek’s first AI Agency of the Year (2023) and The One Show’s inaugural AI Pioneer Organization, Monks was also awarded Business Intelligence Group’s 2025 Excellence in Artificial Intelligence Award in both the Organizational and AI Product categories. As a trusted partner to cutting-edge innovators in tech, Monks earned titles such as Optimizely Experimentation Partner of the Year (2025), runner-up for the Adobe Firefly Partner Award (2024), and Workato’s AI Visionary Customer Impact Award (2024). Additionally, Monks achieved a record-breaking number of FWAs and continues to hold the most of any partner.

We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to building a respectful and empowering work environment for all people to freely express themselves amongst colleagues who embrace diversity in all respects. Including fresh voices and unique points of view in all aspects of our business not only creates an environment where we can all grow and thrive but also increases our potential to produce work that better represents—and resonates with—the world around us.