Lead JAVA Full Stack Engineer

ZipRecruiter; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is looking for a Senior Java Full Stack Developer to join their innovative technology team in Glasgow. This role offers the chance to work on impactful projects within the investment banking domain, where you will design and develop robust applications using modern Java technologies. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams, lead development best practices, and ensure high-quality code through reviews and automated testing. If you're passionate about building maintainable, high-performance applications and thrive in a dynamic environment, this is an exciting opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• 8+ years experience in Core Java, with strong expertise in Spring Framework.
• Hands-on experience with Angular or React, and solid knowledge of multithreading.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain scalable full-stack applications using modern Java technologies.
• Lead best practices in multithreading and concurrency while ensuring high code quality.

Skills

Core Java (8, 11, 17)

Java Streams

Spring Framework

Microservices

Multithreading

Angular

React

Object-oriented JavaScript

SQL

CI/CD tools

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS Cloud

Job description

Job Description

Job Title: Senior Java Full Stack Developer

Location: Glasgow, United Kingdom

Employment Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Salary: £80,000 – £85,000 per annum

Experience: 8 - 20+ Years

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and hands-on Senior Java Full Stack Developer to join our dynamic technology team based in Glasgow. This is a fantastic opportunity to work on high-impact projects within a collaborative environment, particularly in the investment banking domain. The role offers long-term stability, technical depth, and the opportunity to contribute to complex enterprise solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain robust, scalable full-stack applications using modern Java and front-end technologies.
• Deliver high-performance backend services using Java 8/11/17, Spring Boot, and Microservices architecture.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
• Lead development best practices in multi-threading, concurrency, OOP, and design patterns.
• Build rich and dynamic user interfaces using Angular or React, with solid understanding of OO JavaScript.
• Ensure high code quality and maintainability through code reviews, automated testing, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Containerize and deploy applications using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Write efficient SQL queries and work with relational databases (RDBMS).
• Work in a DevOps-oriented environment using modern CI/CD tools and cloud technologies.

Technical Skills Required

• 8+ years of professional experience with Core Java (8, 11, or 17).
• Strong expertise in Java Streams, Collections (HashMap, HashCode, etc.), and Spring Framework (Spring 5, Spring Boot).
• Experience developing Microservices in a distributed systems environment.
• Solid knowledge of multithreading, concurrency, and parallelism.
• Hands-on experience with Angular or React (must have at least one).
• Deep understanding of object-oriented JavaScript.
• CI/CD tools and pipeline setup experience.
• Proficiency with Docker and Kubernetes for containerization and orchestration.
• Knowledge of SQL and relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle).
• AWS Cloud experience is a plus.
• Strong grounding in OOP concepts and system design.
• Passionate coder who enjoys building high-performance, maintainable code.