7 of 7 Permanent Senior Java Engineer Jobs in the South East

Currently hiring a Senior Java Engineer to join a fixed income trading team - a high-performing group responsible for building and maintaining global trading systems used daily by traders and middle office teams. These systems handle complex financial instruments, from bonds and repos to interest rate swaps and exotic portfolios, with a strong focus on performance, reliability … and traceability. Key Responsibilities: Design, develop, test, and deploy high-quality software using Java and related technologies Conduct code reviews, ensuring clean, maintainable, and efficient code Mentor junior developers and promote technical excellence within the team Analyse and resolve performance, scalability, and concurrency issues Contribute to Agile/Scrum processes, including sprint planning and retrospectives Maintain clear and comprehensive … technical documentation Key Requirements: Strong expertise in Core Java, including multi-threading and concurrency demonstrating self-sufficiency Proven experience in low-latency systems, performance tuning, and network programming Familiarity with high-performance messaging systems Proficiency with profiling, benchmarking, and memory analysis tools Working knowledge of Linux/Bash scripting and at least one other language (e.g. Python or C# More ❯

We are currently partnering with a global technology leader seeking a Senior Java Developer. You will be at the forefront of cutting-edge technology including AI, shaping the way millions of users experience seamless digital solutions. This is an opportunity to modernise and enhance industry-leading solutions, ensuring they remain reliable and scalable. As a Senior Java … in an agile environment, you’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and implement innovative features while mentoring junior engineers. Duties : Develop high-quality, performative, and reliable Java applications. Guide and mentor developers such as graduates and juniors Oversee software architecture, ensuring seamless integration with various platforms. Gather and analyse requirements, refining features and technical solutions. Lead … performance, and drive best coding practices. Manage defects and oversee their resolution across the development team. Experience : 5+ years of experience in software engineering, with a strong focus on Java development. Experience leading and/or mentoring technical teams within fast-paced, agile environments. Expertise in microservices architecture, REST API development, and security. Experience with version control (GIT preferred More ❯

Senior Java Developers – 3 positions available We’re looking for three experienced Java developers to play a key role in delivering long-term projects and supporting the growth of the wider engineering team. A rapidly growing healthtech scale-up is transforming how hospitals deliver care across the UK — and they're now expanding their development team at More ❯

sectors. The company is modernising its platforms and strengthening its engineering capability to deliver high-performing, scalable systems that support major clients across the UK. The Role As a Senior Software Engineer , you'll play a key part in designing, developing, and improving large-scale software systems. This is a hands-on technical role where you'll contribute … directly to architecture and development, while supporting and mentoring other engineers. It's an ideal opportunity for an experienced Java developer who enjoys solving complex challenges and wants to influence technical direction without moving into a management position. Key Responsibilities Lead the design and delivery of new features and improvements Develop and maintain complex Java-based applications Collaborate … on architecture and system design decisions Coach and support other engineers within the team Promote high standards in coding and delivery practices About You You're an experienced software engineer who takes ownership, communicates clearly, and thrives in a collaborative Agile environment. Essential: 5+ years of experience in Java development Strong knowledge of SQL and web services (REST More ❯

sectors. The company is modernising its platforms and strengthening its engineering capability to deliver high-performing, scalable systems that support major clients across the UK. The Role As a Senior Software Engineer , you'll play a key part in designing, developing, and improving large-scale software systems. This is a hands-on technical role where you'll contribute … directly to architecture and development, while supporting and mentoring other engineers. It's an ideal opportunity for an experienced Java developer who enjoys solving complex challenges and wants to influence technical direction without moving into a management position. Key Responsibilities Lead the design and delivery of new features and improvements Develop and maintain complex Java-based applications Collaborate … on architecture and system design decisions Coach and support other engineers within the team Promote high standards in coding and delivery practices About You You're an experienced software engineer who takes ownership, communicates clearly, and thrives in a collaborative Agile environment. Essential: 5+ years of experience in Java development Strong knowledge of SQL and web services (REST More ❯

Java Full Stack Developer 3 month contract (extensions likely) Farnborough (Hybrid) Inside IR35 Superb Farnborough based client is urgently seeking a Java Developer for an initial 3 month contract, with extension possibilities. Skills needed; Strong hands-on skills in Java, Spring (DI, scopes, transactions) Kafka (partitions, consumer groups, scaling) Kubernetes Relational/NoSQL databases. End-to-end More ❯

We are hiring an experienced Senior Software Engineer with deep expertise in ultra-low-latency, high-throughput Java systems . This is a role for someone who builds systems that push performance boundaries, not just enterprise-grade services. You'll join a specialist engineering group designing fault-tolerant, sub-40μs latency pipelines, shaping architecture decisions and solving … complex technical challenges that require first principles thinking. What You'll Be Working On Designing and optimising high-performance Java services with lock-free, zero-allocation and low-GC approaches. Hardware-aware optimisation including CPU architecture, cache behaviour, kernel tuning, core pinning and memory layouts . Building and improving ultra-low-latency messaging pipelines (Multicast, TCP, IPC). Working … directly with senior engineering leadership on system architecture and performance strategy. Driving technical direction and mentoring senior members of the team. What We're Looking For 10+ years professional engineering experience with core Java in latency-sensitive environments. Strong knowledge of: Ring buffers Off-heap/zero-allocation techniques IPC and high-performance networking Linux kernel optimisation More ❯