Senior Backend Engineer Java

Salary: £65,000 - 105,000 per year

Requirements:

• Expert-level Java development experience, including Java 11, 17, and 21+
• Strong Spring Boot proficiency
• Deep knowledge of public cloud environments, preferably AWS
• Experience designing cloud-native, microservices, and event-driven architectures
• Strong grasp of CI/CD pipelines, SQL and NoSQL databases, Kafka, and Java Streaming
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code, such as CloudFormation
• Experience with distributed systems and secure design practices
• Bonus points for experience with GitLab for CI/CD pipelines and Cucumber for BDD test automation
• Bonus points for an AWS Certified Solutions Architect qualification at Associate or Professional level
• Bonus points for knowledge of CQRS patterns and performance testing strategies
• Experience delivering customer-facing or business-critical applications in finance

Responsibilities:

• Design and build microservices-based applications using Java 11+ and Spring Boot
• Deliver enterprise-ready cloud solutions with a focus on AWS infrastructure and services
• Build and manage robust CI/CD pipelines and ensure secure, scalable deployments
• Write comprehensive tests and implement quality-driven development across the stack
• Collaborate in agile teams and contribute to design decisions, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement

Technologies:

• AWS
• Architect
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• CQRS
• Cucumber
• GitLab
• Support
• Java
• Kafka
• NoSQL
• SQL
• Spring
• Spring Boot
• microservices
• Backend

More:

We are a technology and engineering consulting team based in Scotland, with this role sitting in our Edinburgh office and potentially requiring work in Edinburgh or Glasgow depending on client expectations. We deliver high-impact technology solutions for Tier 1 financial institutions and help shape the future of digital transformation across financial services and energy. We offer a collaborative, flat, and entrepreneurial culture, continuous learning, training, and industry certifications, plus a people-first benefits package that includes bonus potential, pension, health and life insurance, critical illness cover, mental health support, family-friendly leave, backup care, annual leave flexibility, minimum annual training, healthcare access, and other extra perks. We are committed to accessibility, inclusion, and helping everyone bring their individuality to work.