Java Engineer – Real-Time Streaming, AI Tools, Hybrid

Henderson Scott; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 44,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Henderson Scott is recruiting for a senior Java/Scala-influenced role in Glasgow to build a real-time data streaming platform within Equity Swaps technology. You will design core lifecycle components and partner with Architecture, Product and QA to optimize front-to-back workflows.

The candidate should bring 8+ years of commercial software development, deep Java/Spring Boot experience, and hands-on use of Kafka/Flink, Docker/Kubernetes, and modern AI tooling.

Qualifications

• 8 years of commercial software development experience.
• Strong expertise in multi-threaded Java (Java 17/21) and Spring Boot.
• Experience leveraging agentic AI tools to accelerate code generation and daily development workflows.

Responsibilities

• Design and build core lifecycle components, including a modern, real-time data streaming platform.
• Partner with Architecture, Product, QA, and Business Analysis teams to deliver scalable solutions that optimise full front-to-back business workflows.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies, refine requirements, and leverage modern AI tooling into daily engineering tasks.
• Work closely with Production Management (APS) to enable frequent, fully automated deployments while maintaining platform stability and resilience.
• Ensure all solutions are robust, well-documented, highly observable, and backed by comprehensive automated testing.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Multi-threaded

Agentic AI tools

Kafka

Flink

Docker

Kubernetes

SQL

Observability

Stakeholder comms

Equity Swaps knowledge

Tools

Claude Code

Cursor

Copilot

GitHub

AI-assisted coding CLI

Job description

Henderson Scott is recruiting for a senior Java/Scala-influenced role in Glasgow to build a real-time data streaming platform within Equity Swaps technology. You will design core lifecycle components and partner with Architecture, Product and QA to optimize front-to-back workflows.

The candidate should bring 8+ years of commercial software development, deep Java/Spring Boot experience, and hands-on use of Kafka/Flink, Docker/Kubernetes, and modern AI tooling.