Java Software Engineer

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

Salary: £43,500 - 74,500 per year

Requirements

• 8 years of commercial software development experience
• Strong expertise in multi-threaded Java (Java 17/21) and Spring Boot
• Experience leveraging agentic AI tools such as Claude Code, Cursor, or AI-assisted coding CLI workflows to accelerate code generation, refactoring, and daily execution
• Hands-on experience with Kafka, Apache Flink, or equivalent real-time event-streaming platforms
• Proficiency with Docker, Kubernetes, and relational databases such as MS SQL and Sybase
• Strong focus on automated testing, automated release pipelines, and observability tools such as Grafana and Prometheus
• Delivery-focused problem solver with a hands-on approach and strong stakeholder communication skills
• Background in Equity Swaps processing, Equity Derivatives, or general front-to-back banking operations is beneficial

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

Technologies

• Agentic AI
• AI
• Claude Code
• Cursor
• Docker
• Flink
• Grafana
• Support
• Java
• Kafka
• Kubernetes
• Prometheus
• SQL
• Spring
• Spring Boot
• Copilot
• GitHub

More

We are a leading global financial institution with a distributed technology group delivering a high-profile lifecycle engine platform in our Equity Swaps Technology team. Based in Glasgow with a hybrid working model of two days per week in the office, we support the trading activity of major institutional clients and hedge funds by building high-performance, real-time trade processing systems for Equity Swaps and related derivative products.

last updated 40 week of 2026