Lead JAVA Full Stack Engineer

Job Title: Senior Java Full Stack Developer

Location: Glasgow, United Kingdom

Employment Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Salary: £80,000 – £85,000 per annum

Experience: 8 - 20+ Years

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and hands-on Senior Java Full Stack Developer to join our dynamic technology team based in Glasgow. This is a fantastic opportunity to work on high-impact projects within a collaborative environment, particularly in the investment banking domain . The role offers long-term stability, technical depth, and the opportunity to contribute to complex enterprise solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain robust, scalable full-stack applications using modern Java and front-end technologies.
• Deliver high-performance backend services using Java 8/11/17 , Spring Boot , and Microservices architecture .
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
• Lead development best practices in multi-threading , concurrency , OOP , and design patterns .
• Build rich and dynamic user interfaces using Angular or React , with solid understanding of OO JavaScript .
• Ensure high code quality and maintainability through code reviews, automated testing, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Containerize and deploy applications using Docker and Kubernetes .
• Write efficient SQL queries and work with relational databases (RDBMS) .
• Work in a DevOps-oriented environment using modern CI/CD tools and cloud technologies.

Technical Skills Required

• 8+ years of professional experience with Core Java (8, 11, or 17) .
• Strong expertise in Java Streams , Collections (HashMap, HashCode, etc.) , and Spring Framework (Spring 5, Spring Boot) .
• Experience developing Microservices in a distributed systems environment.
• Solid knowledge of multithreading, concurrency, and parallelism .
• Hands-on experience with Angular or React (must have at least one).
• Deep understanding of object-oriented JavaScript .
• CI/CD tools and pipeline setup experience.
• Proficiency with Docker and Kubernetes for containerization and orchestration.
• Knowledge of SQL and relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle) .
• AWS Cloud experience is a plus.
• Strong grounding in OOP concepts and system design.
• Passionate coder who enjoys building high-performance, maintainable code.