Senior Java Software Engineer

ZipRecruiter; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in Edinburgh is seeking a Senior Software Engineer specializing in Java. The role involves developing scalable back-end systems and APIs, with opportunities to work on innovative projects. The company offers a hybrid work model, requiring only one day a week onsite. Ideal candidates will have experience with AWS and DevOps practices, and familiarity with Agile methodologies.

Qualifications

• Strong back-end experience with Java.
• Experience with AWS and DevOps concepts.
• Familiarity with Agile environments.

Responsibilities

• Develop highly scalable back-end systems and APIs.
• Work on customer-facing applications.
• Option to engage in front-end work.

Skills

Java

AWS

Agile

DevOps

Kafka

Tools

Terraform

Job description

Job Description

Net Talent are partnering with a well-known technology business based in Edinburgh who are looking to grow their hugely successful engineering team and are looking for a Senior Software Engineer in the Java space to work on customer facing applications and systems.

There is a huge focus on innovation with some major projects in the works. You will have experience developing highly scalable and available back-end systems & API’s using Java and Cloud based infrastructure and technologies ideally AWS. Although this is predominantly a back-end role, there will also be the option to get involved in some front end work if you wish to broaden your skill set.

They operate a Hybrid model where it is usually 1 day a week onsite in their modern Edinburgh office.

Experience

• Strong back-end experience with Java
• Experience with AWS as well as understanding DevOps concepts such as IaC (we use Terraform)
• Experience with Kafka and event streaming
• Experience working on critical systems (ideally high volume and at scale)
• Familiarity working in an Agile environment
• Understanding relational, non-relational databases, messaging queues and concurrency

Please note: Full working rights in the UK are needed to apply for this role