Senior Java Backend Engineer – WCS Migration
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Senior Java Backend Engineer migrating Mindera’s WebSphere Commerce platform. Building Spring and MongoDB services while modernising enterprise e-commerce systems.
Responsibilities:
- Work as part of a team migrating functionality and data away from WCS as the source of truth
- Develop and maintain backend services using Java and Spring/Spring Boot
- Work with MongoDB in the target backend architecture
- Analyse and navigate the existing WCS codebase to understand business logic, integrations and dependencies
- Provide technical guidance on WCS infrastructure and architecture
- Support WCS build, deployment and release processes
- Troubleshoot WCS environments and resolve infrastructure/application issues
- Support access, configuration and environment management across WCS
- Identify and migrate relevant functionality from WCS into the new Java/Spring/MongoDB stack
- Collaborate with engineering, architecture and DevOps teams throughout the migration
- Improve build, deployment and operational processes
- Help reduce dependency on WCS and transition to the new platform
Requirements:
- Strong experience as a Senior Java Backend Engineer
- Hands-on experience with Java and Spring/Spring Boot
- Strong experience with MongoDB or similar NoSQL databases
- Strong hands-on experience with IBM WebSphere Commerce (WCS) is essential
- Good understanding of WCS infrastructure and environments
- Experience navigating and troubleshooting large WCS codebases
- Strong understanding of WCS build and deployment processes
- Experience managing or troubleshooting WCS access and environment configuration
- Experience working on complex enterprise e-commerce platforms
- Ability to understand legacy systems and support migration to modern architectures
- Nice to have: experience with Microsoft Azure
- Nice to have: experience with DevOps / CI/CD
- Nice to have: experience with Azure DevOps, pipelines and deployment automation
- Nice to have: experience with containerisation and Kubernetes
- Nice to have: experience in e-commerce / retail environments
- Nice to have: experience migrating legacy commerce platforms to modern microservices architectures
Benefits:
- Flexible working hours (self-managed)
- Annual bonus, subject to company performance
- Access to Udemy online training
- Opportunities to learn and grow within the role
- Collaborative, self-organised Agile and Lean work culture
- Shared team ownership of projects

















