Job Description

Glasgow


Technology

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R0008355
Permanent Employee (Regular)

Accepting applications until:

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28 June 2025

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Your Role: Junior 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). You will also use persistence technologies like Mongo Db, Maria Db and OpenSearch.
As a Junior Developer you will be introduced to these technologies and encouraged to use them with a mixture of on the job training, self study and external courses. We are a friendly and close-knit team and work in a highly collaborative, agile environment!
As a

Junior Java Developer

at Global, You will:

Key Responsibilities

Key responsibility (50%)

: Developing features for the business and building on the platform architecture to support future features on the roadmap.

Key responsibility (50%)

: Collaborating with the development team: You will work closely with other developers and product owners to understand project requirements, discuss implementation approaches, and ensure smooth integration of various software components.

What You'll Love About This Role

Think big

- Strive to do what hasn't been done before

Learn

- With the help of the team you will learn and grow

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. Gained a basic understanding of our technologies and how to use them

What You'll Need

Java Experience:

in Java 17/21, This is our principal language and while we will train you in ancillary skills you do need to be able to write basic software in Java.

Awareness of:

We use Spring Boot, RDBMS and noSQL persistence technologies. We do not expect you to be able to use these technologies you should be able to tell us what they are.

Awareness of:

We use publish-subscribe technologies such as Kafka, RabbitMQ or SNS/SQS. We do not expect you to be able to use these technologies you should be able to tell us what they are.

Awareness of:

Experience in writing well-tested code. We expect you to have written some tests in the past.

Building Trust

: Creating and maintaining an inclusive environment where diverse views and experiences are welcomed and celebrated in your team #####

Creating a place we all belong at Global

Just like our media and entertainment platforms are for everyone, so are our workplaces. We know that we can't possibly serve our diverse audiences without first nurturing and celebrating it in our people and that's why we work hard to create an inclusive culture for everyone. We believe that diversity will set us apart, so no matter what you look like, where you come from or what your favourite radio station is, we want to hear from you.

We will always seek to make appropriate adjustments to the recruitment process and workplace to be fully inclusive to people with different needs and working styles. If you require us to make any reasonable adjustments for you or to disclose a condition, please email recruitment@global.com###

We are Global

At Global, we think big, work hard, and never stand still. We're the proud home of the best media and entertainment, driven by our talented and passionate people. Our mission? To make everyone's day brighter--whether it's our Globallers, our audiences, our partners, or the communities we touch. From creating shows to making headlines, brightening everyone's day is at the heart of everything we do.###

Perks & Rewards

We offer inclusive perks and rewards, so you can get the best out of Global.####

Lifestyle

A little extra, for the moments that matter. 25 days holiday with an extra day off to celebrate your Global anniversary, free mortgage advice, purchase up to 5 days additional holiday, enhanced family leave, accessibility leave, and much more.####

Health

Put your health first with free Headspace membership for you and a loved one, access to a 24/7 virtual GP, nutrition coach, healthcare, and dental discounts.####

Financial

Protection in the important moments. Long sickness insurance, 4x salary protection, cashback benefits, discounted gym memberships,pension, discounted travel insurance, and much more.###

How we hire

Got your eye on a role?#####

Submit application

If one of our roles has caught your eye, the first step is to submit your application. You'll be asked for a CV, and sometimes a cover letter too. We love nothing more than seeing what you're passionate about, so portfolios, videos and demos are always a great addition at this stage.
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The process

If we think you're a great fit, one of our team will get in touch for a chat. This will usually be an informal call, where we get to know each other a little better. After this, you'll go into a first stage interview with the hiring team.#####

Interview and meet the team

This is where you'll meet your potential manager, and some of your teammates. Sometimes these interviews include a task to complete ahead of time, which you'll run through in the session. Aside from the task, it's a good idea to look through our values and see how they align with your own. We also love questions -- so don't forget to use this as an opportunity to interview us too.#####

What's next?

After all interviews are completed, we'll get back to you as quickly as possible. This is usually within a few weeks of applying, and slightly longer for busier roles. If our stars align, our recruitment team will be in touch with the good news! They'll talk you through the next steps, like signing your contract and the onboarding process. If you're not successful this time round, it's likely that you'd be great for another position so we would love to keep in touch!