Senior Software Engineer - Java, Quarkus & Cloud Microservices

Lloyds Bank plc; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 107,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services company in Edinburgh seeks a Senior Software Engineer to advance their software solutions in a hybrid working environment. The role focuses on developing robust backend services, utilizing technologies like Java, Quarkus, and Docker to address complex challenges in payments. Candidates should have strong expertise in Java and experience with microservices architecture. Join the firm to shape the future of finance with exciting opportunities for growth, a competitive salary range of £70,929 - £106,394, and extensive benefits.

Benefits

Generous pension contribution

Annual bonus award

Share schemes including free shares

30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays

Wellbeing initiatives

Qualifications

• Strong proficiency in Java with Quarkus framework.
• Expertise in RESTful APIs and event-driven systems using Kafka.
• Experience with Kubernetes and Docker for container orchestration.

Responsibilities

• Design robust backend services using Java and Quarkus.
• Collaborate closely with product owner to ensure delivery excellence.
• Monitor and optimize application performance using APM tools.

Skills

Java

Quarkus framework

RESTful APIs

Microservices architecture

Kafka

Kubernetes

Docker

PostgreSQL

GCP services

Tools

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

Apache Kafka

Job description

A leading financial services company in Edinburgh seeks a Senior Software Engineer to advance their software solutions in a hybrid working environment. The role focuses on developing robust backend services, utilizing technologies like Java, Quarkus, and Docker to address complex challenges in payments. Candidates should have strong expertise in Java and experience with microservices architecture. Join the firm to shape the future of finance with exciting opportunities for growth, a competitive salary range of £70,929 - £106,394, and extensive benefits.