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CreateFuture; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

35 days leave (including bank holidays

Private medical insurance

Enhanced parental and adoption leave

Financial coaching + 5% pension match

40 hours of paid learning and developm

Job summary

CreateFuture is seeking a Senior Backend Java Engineer to build scalable software that matters. You’ll influence technical direction, mentor colleagues and help embed AI and automation into client delivery.

We value collaboration, problem solving and delivering high-impact outcomes for clients. This role emphasizes architecture, security, and top-quality engineering across teams.

Qualifications

• Senior Backend Java engineer with experience designing scalable systems.
• Experience leading architectural discussions and mentoring engineers.
• Strong focus on security, testing, and maintainable code.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain scalable, secure and resilient backend systems using Java and the Spring ecosystem.
• Lead technical design and architectural discussions, ensuring maintainable and performant solutions.
• Develop and evolve RESTful APIs with focus on security and reliability.
• Champion engineering excellence through clean code, automated testing and code reviews.
• Drive delivery across multiple initiatives balancing speed, quality and value.
• Mentor engineers through coaching and pairing to raise team capability.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver outcomes for clients.
• Research emerging technologies and AI capabilities to improve software.
• Promote automation and remove repetitive work.
• Contribute to continuous learning and technical excellence.

Skills

Java

Spring

Backend architecture

REST APIs

Mentoring

Job description

Working at CreateFuture

CreateFuture is an AI-native consulting partner where people do work that matters and are supported to do it well. We work alongside organisations such as PayPal, adidas, NatWest, FanDuel and Money Saving Expert, building digital products and services that make a difference while always putting people first.

We're a team of creators. We write code, shape delivery, build go-to-market strategies, develop AI solutions and create the practices that support our people. We work side by side with our clients, challenging what's not working and helping them to build the future. Our commitment to craft, quality, and culture has helped us scale to over 600 people in just a few years.

Our UK Benefits

• 35 days leave (including bank holidays).
• Private medical insurance.
• Enhanced parental and adoption leave.
• Financial coaching + 5% pension match.
• 40 hours of paid learning and development.

View our full list of UK benefits.

CreateFuture is a Great Place to Work-Certified™ company and has won Best Workplaces UK multiple years in a row.

Join us on our journey. Let's create tomorrow, together, today.

About the role and team:

Senior Backend Java Engineer

Build software that matters. Shape the future of engineering.

We're looking for an experienced Senior Backend Java Engineer who is passionate about building scalable, high-quality software and helping teams grow. This is more than a hands‑on engineering role - you'll influence technical direction, mentor other engineers, drive architectural decisions, and help us embed AI and automation into the way we deliver value for our clients.

You'll thrive here if you enjoy solving complex problems, challenging assumptions, collaborating openly, and taking pride in delivering software that makes a real business impact.

What You'll Do

As a Senior Backend Java Engineer, you will:

• Design, build and maintain scalable, secure and resilient backend systems using modern Java and the Spring ecosystem.
• Lead technical design and architectural discussions, ensuring solutions are maintainable, performant and aligned with best practices.
• Develop and evolve RESTful APIs with a focus on security, versioning, performance and reliability.
• Champion engineering excellence through clean code, automated testing, documentation and code reviews.
• Drive delivery across multiple initiatives while balancing speed, quality and commercial value.
• Mentor engineers through coaching, pairing and constructive feedback, helping raise capability across the team.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to solve problems together and deliver outstanding outcomes for clients.
• Research and evaluate emerging technologies, frameworks and AI capabilities that improve how we build software.
• Promote automation wherever possible, removing repetitive work so teams can focus on solving meaningful problems.
• Contribute to a culture of continuous learning, innovation and technical excellence.

What You'll Bring

Technical Expertise

You'll have strong commercial experience with