Top Java Developer Jobs in Edinburgh

Build and maintain security-focused CI/CD pipelines, automation tooling, backend services, APIs, and event-driven workflows. Integrate automated source-code, dependency, repository, and container scanning into the software development lifecycle. Assess vulnerabilities, investigate false positives, support remediation, and develop security solutions for Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, and cloud-native environments. Collaborate with engineering teams to improve secure software development practices.

Build and operate core components of Serverless Elasticsearch, focusing on distributed systems, cluster coordination, indexing, scalability, performance, and resilience. Investigate and resolve complex concurrency, stability, and operational issues across large-scale systems. Own projects end to end, collaborate across distributed teams, and support engineers with advanced technical problems.

Develop cloud-based Java microservices for Motorola Solutions’ CC Responder platform. Responsibilities include full software development lifecycle activities, integrating services with other software components, testing, documentation, and supporting existing customers. The role uses agile Scrum practices and technologies including Docker, Azure, Cosmos DB, and Azure Service Bus, with preferred experience in Spring Boot, Kubernetes, Python, and BDD testing.

Principal Software Engineer responsible for designing, building, and operating distributed systems powering Serverless Elasticsearch. The role focuses on cluster coordination, concurrent and consistent indexing, scalability, resilience, performance, and operational stability across large-scale deployments. Responsibilities include resolving complex concurrency and performance issues, supporting engineering teams, leading projects across multiple engineers, and owning technical initiatives from design through delivery.

Develop core infrastructure and horizontally scalable APIs for Elasticsearch. Solve complex performance, concurrency, stability, and observability issues; improve developer productivity through automation and AI-enabled workflows; support cloud and serverless operations; and lead cross-team engineering projects from design through delivery.

Designs and maintains high-performance JVM applications for digital-asset trading and settlement. Responsibilities include developing microservices, REST APIs, WebSockets, SQL and NoSQL data schemas, Kafka messaging, Redis caching, and cloud-native AWS solutions. The engineer collaborates with business stakeholders, DevOps, and frontend teams; supports GitLab CI/CD; and implements observability, structured logging, scalability, availability, and data integrity across a regulated financial platform.

Build scalable Java backend systems using Spring, REST APIs, microservices, databases, messaging, Docker, and cloud platforms. Lead architecture and technical design, promote engineering excellence, mentor engineers, drive delivery, improve automation, and evaluate emerging technologies and AI capabilities. Collaborate with clients and cross-functional teams to deliver secure, resilient software with measurable business value.

Build and maintain backend services and REST APIs using Java and Spring Boot. Write clean, tested code; work with relational and NoSQL databases; participate in code reviews; collaborate with senior engineers and product teams; and use Git-based CI/CD workflows to deliver features. The role includes mentorship, client collaboration, and occasional travel to client sites or company offices.

Develop and support an endpoint security product using Java, Node.js, TypeScript, and React. Investigate enterprise customer issues, debug complex systems, analyze logs, profile performance, and identify root causes. Collaborate with global Support, QA, Product, and Engineering teams, contribute to product roadmap decisions, and develop security solutions within an agile environment.

Develop and maintain Elasticsearch’s Inference API and plugin framework, integrating internal and external AI providers. Responsibilities include API and protocol design, streaming, asynchronous execution, rate limiting, configuration, billing integration, error handling, open-source contribution reviews, incident response, and comprehensive unit, REST, and rolling-upgrade testing. The role requires advanced Java expertise, concurrency and parallelism knowledge, API design skills, cross-functional collaboration, and autonomous work in a distributed team.

As a Senior Backend Engineer, you'll design and build scalable Java applications on AWS, lead backend design, and implement CI/CD for cloud-native solutions.

Lead the design and development of secure, scalable backend systems using Java. Architect cloud-native solutions and mentor teams for financial platforms.

Design, build, test, and maintain Java 17+ microservices for a banking modernization program. Develop REST APIs and messaging integrations, containerize and deploy services through CI/CD, integrate relational and NoSQL databases, and address performance, resilience, security, and observability. Participate in Agile delivery, solution design, code reviews, testing, and production releases while collaborating with architects, analysts, testers, and product owners.