Principal Java Microservices Architect - Hybrid Edinburgh

LA International; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 71,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

LA International is seeking a Principal Engineer to design, develop, and support secure, scalable Java microservices in a hybrid Edinburgh environment. You will provide technical leadership, shape solution design, and work with Product Owners, Architects, and engineering teams within an Agile framework.

The role emphasizes mentoring engineers, driving engineering excellence, and ensuring production reliability while participating in CI/CD, code reviews, and performance optimizations across

Qualifications

• Experience designing and delivering Java-based microservices within an enterprise setting.
• Strong knowledge of cloud-native development and modern CI/CD pipelines.
• Ability to lead technical delivery and mentor other engineers.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Java-based applications and microservices.
• Contribute to solution design and technical delivery.
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code.
• Support CI/CD pipelines and automated testing.
• Participate in code reviews and technical discussions.
• Resolve production issues and ensure system reliability.
• Mentor engineers and promote best practices.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Microservices

React SPA

PostgreSQL

API Gateway

AWS

PCF

TAS

CI/CD

DevOps

Agile

Tools

StreamSets

Airflow

ESP Services

GSS

TYK

Apigee

DataPower

Job description

LA International is seeking a Principal Engineer to design, develop, and support secure, scalable Java microservices in a hybrid Edinburgh environment. You will provide technical leadership, shape solution design, and work with Product Owners, Architects, and engineering teams within an Agile framework.

The role emphasizes mentoring engineers, driving engineering excellence, and ensuring production reliability while participating in CI/CD, code reviews, and performance optimizations across