Lead Java Developer

HCLTech; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology enterprise in Edinburgh is seeking a Senior Java Backend Developer with over 15 years of experience. The role requires strong proficiency in Java 17, Spring Boot, and knowledge of cloud platforms like GCP. This position offers a hybrid work environment with 2 days onsite and 3 days remote. The ideal candidate will possess a solid foundation in software engineering principles and relevant technologies. Competitive compensation and a six-month contract are provided.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in software development.
• Proficiency in Java 17 and Spring Boot frameworks.
• Knowledge of GCP and Apache Kafka.

Skills

Java 17

Spring Boot

Apache Kafka

GCP

Software Engineering Fundamentals

Job description

HCL is a $11 billion leading global technology enterprise consisting of over 200,000 professionals operating from 52 countries. Founded in 1976, HCL is one of India's original IT garage start-ups. For more on HCL, please visit www.hcl.com

Job Role

Job Title: Senior Java Backend Developer

Experience: 15+ Years

Work Location: Edinburgh, UK

Employment Type: Full-time and 6 Months Contract

No. of position is 5

Hybrid- 2 days onsite and 3 days remote

Job Description

Mandatory Skills & Experience

• Java 17: Functional programming features, records, sealed classes, performance considerations.
• Spring Boot: Auto-configuration, profiles, Spring Data/JPA, WebFlux (nice), validation, actuator.
• Apache Kafka: Topic design, partitioning strategy, consumer groups, offsets, retries/DLQ, schema registry/Avro/Protobuf.
• GCP: Familiarity with Cloud Run or GKE, Cloud SQL, Cloud Storage, Secret Manager, IAM, VPC; cost/perf trade-offs.
• Software Engineering Fundamentals: DDD concepts, SOLID, testing (unit/integration), performance profiling, and security basics (OAuth2/JWT, OWASP Top 10).

Non-Mandatory (Nice-to-Have)

• Messaging systems: RabbitMQ, GCP Pub/Sub, or SQS/SNS.
• Observability: Prometheus/Grafana, ELK/EFK, OpenTelemetry, distributed tracing.
• Build & Infra: Maven/Gradle tuning, Helm charts, Terraform, Argo CD.
• Security: mTLS, secrets rotation, vulnerability scanning (Snyk/Trivy), supply chain security.