Senior Java Software Engineer - API - CI/CD - AI

Talentidentified; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading software firm in Greater London seeks experienced Senior Software Engineers to drive the modernisation of software engineering with a focus on AI-led development. The role involves working on high-value legacy services, enhancing productivity through advanced AI tooling, and contributing to the future of software delivery. Candidates should have substantial Back End experience, particularly in Java, and a passion for pushing technological boundaries. This is a hybrid position requiring regular attendance at the central London office.

Qualifications

• Extensive history of Back End engineering experience.
• Track record of modernising production systems.
• Hands-on experience with LLMs or AI-powered automation is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Work on modernisation of high-value Legacy services using AI tooling.
• Build AI-powered development infrastructure for MCP-based service discovery.
• Enhance engineering productivity through reusable tooling.

Skills

Back End engineering experience (Java, microservices, large-scale systems)

Experience modernising production systems

Hands-on experience with LLMs, MCP, Copilot/Claude Code, or AI-powered automation

Evidence of productivity gains achieved through AI

Problem-solving abilities

Job description

Overview

Senior Software Engineers are required by this FS leader as they continue their modernisation across software engineering approaches. Are you an experienced engineers who wants to contribute to the future of AI-led software development, working alongside liked-minded engineers really challenging what is possible in production.

Responsibilities

In this role, you'll work as part of a small team on the modernisation of high-value Legacy services using advanced AI tooling, shipping improvements in rapid cycles and demonstrating measurable gains in performance, reliability, and delivery speed. You'll work on complex systems that directly unblock organisational velocity, using AI to analyse codebases, extract clean APIs, refactor safely, and deliver fully tested, production-ready services.

Alongside modernisation, you'll build the AI-powered development infrastructure of the future: MCP-based service discovery, AI-assisted CI/CD pipelines, automated code review and test generation, and reusable tooling that elevates engineering productivity across the organisation.

This team is senior, and outcome-driven-ideal for engineers who love writing code, solving hard problems, and proving impact through shipped work.

Qualifications

• An extensive history of Back End engineering experience (Java, microservices, large-scale systems)
• A track record modernising production systems
• Ideally, hands-on experience with LLMs, MCP, Copilot/Claude Code, or AI-powered automation
• Evidence of real productivity gains achieved through AI in your workflow
• An inquisitive nature, looking to challenge where applicable and push technical boundaries

This is an exciting opportunity to really push boundaries, please contact me for a full job spec and detailed conversation about the organisation and what they are looking to achieve. Please note, this is a hybrid position with time expected in their central London office weekly.

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