Senior Java Software Engineer

Senior Java Software Engineer

UK Remote - Occasional visits to a hub in London, Leeds, Manchester or Edinburgh

Up to £82k DOE + benefits

AI Native Consultancy

You must be available to start before the end of September, so immediately available or on a 4-6 week notice period

The end client is an iGaming organisation, so must have previous Betting/Gaming experience and be comfortable working in that industry.

As a Senior 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.

Technical Expertise

• Modern Java including Streams, Lambdas and Optional
• Spring Boot and the wider Spring ecosystem
• REST API design and implementation
• Microservices and distributed system design
• SQL databases with strong query optimisation skills
• NoSQL databases
• Messaging technologies such as Kafka or RabbitMQ beneficial
• Docker and containerised application development
• Cloud platforms (AWS)
• CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins or GitLab CI
• Git and modern software development workflows