Senior Java Software Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Livingston; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-known technology business based in Edinburgh is seeking a Senior Java Software Engineer to enhance their engineering team. The role focuses on developing customer-facing applications with an emphasis on innovation using Java and AWS, and provides an opportunity to work in a hybrid environment.

Qualifications

• Strong back-end experience with Java.
• Experience with AWS and DevOps concepts.
• Familiarity with Kafka and event streaming.

Responsibilities

• Developing highly scalable back-end systems and APIs using Java.
• Working on customer-facing applications and systems.
• Operating in a hybrid model, usually onsite once a week.

Skills

Java

AWS

DevOps

Kafka

Agile

Tools

Terraform

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Senior Java Software Engineer, livingston

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Client:

Net Talent

Location:

livingston, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Views:

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Posted:

31.05.2025

Expiry Date:

15.07.2025

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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