Top Java Developer Jobs in Edinburgh

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.

Supports the full software development lifecycle within an application support team, including front-end and back-end development, integrations, DevOps, service support, workflow planning, quality assurance, solution design, and implementing customer requirements. The role includes hands-on Java development, database work, unit testing, client delivery, and participation in an on-call rotation. It is a hybrid technology consultancy position requiring UK client-site travel when needed.

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.

Design, implement and evolve core components of a Java-based distributed runtime: cluster services, distributed data structures and execution engines. Work on partitioning, replication, coordination and recovery, write reliable low-latency production code, contribute to architecture, reviews and mentoring.

Develop core infrastructure and horizontally scalable APIs for Elasticsearch. Resolve complex performance and concurrency issues, improve cloud operations and observability, automate developer workflows, and support operational investigations. Lead cross-team projects, collaborate with open-source communities, and own technical designs and implementations from inception through delivery. Apply strong Java expertise, CI/CD practices, AI-assisted development, and distributed-team communication.

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.

Build and maintain scalable backend systems using Java, Node.js, Spring, AWS, microservices, and REST APIs. Lead architecture and technical design, promote secure and reliable engineering practices, drive automated testing and CI/CD, mentor engineers, collaborate with clients and cross-functional teams, and evaluate AI and emerging technologies to improve software delivery.

Senior Software Engineer responsible for designing scalable Java and Spring backend systems, developing secure REST APIs, and contributing to Vue/TypeScript applications. The role includes architectural leadership, technical decision-making, automated testing, CI/CD, cloud development, mentoring engineers, client collaboration, and delivery across multiple initiatives. The engineer will also evaluate emerging technologies, promote automation, and help adopt responsible AI practices to improve engineering effectiveness.

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.

The Staff Software Engineer will design and manage end-to-end data pipelines, ensuring data quality and governance while collaborating across Java and Python systems, including event schema design and AI tooling.