Senior Java Developer - Edinburgh Hybrid - 100K, 30% Bonus

Senior Java Developer - Edinburgh Hybrid - 100K, 30% Bonus

Job Type

Permanent

Location

Edinburgh

Job Ref

BBBH08

Date Added

November 26th, 2025

Consultant

Liam Kirton

Senior Software Developer (Java) - Edinburgh Hybrid - 100K plus 30% Bonus

Candidates must have a strong knowledge of Data Structures and Algorithms/Hash Maps/HashTables and have used these in commercial settings

Lorien's client, a great firm succeeding in one of the world's largest markets, is looking to bring on board a Senior Java Developer to continue building up their central Edinburgh office (hybrid working; 3 office days per week, 2 WFH). You'll work closely with a cross-functional development team and put your skills to good use as you create offerings, tooling and other platform features for a growing, global customer base.

In this instance, they're looking for a Senior Java Developer to take the reins across the development of core business software as part of their wider global trading platform, and engineer a variety of technical solutions including core trading and order management services, cloud-based microservices, big data solutions and more.

What you'll enjoy in return for your efforts:

• Strong remuneration package of up to 100K plus bonuses up to 30% which could even increase depending on the market fit, popularity and impact of your creations
• Hybrid working (3 days in office, 2 days remote per week) in a central Edinburgh office, very commutable by public transport and close to the main train stations
• Chance to work on tooling and products used across the globe in an impactful and ever-growing market
• Opportunities to progress both professionally (you can pave your own career pathway) and technically, with chances to upskill and learn as you go

Some of the duties involved:

• Designing, developing and improving key software, APIs and internal tooling/offerings for a leading, global-reaching software platform and the firm who owns it
• Liaising with multidisciplinary teams of Front End, Product Management, QA, UX/UI specialists, and more
• Contributing to flagship system/tooling-related and high-level architectural decisions
• Taking the reins on relevant technical projects from requirements gathering and stakeholder liaison through to completion
• Mentoring other Developers within the team as it grows
• Writing clean code and instilling best practices wherever possible

Knowledge and Experience:

• Strong grasp of data structures and algorithms such as HashMaps / HashTables
• Knowledge of "under the bonnet" areas such as garbage collection, memory and performance
• Strong grasp of as many of the following as possible: Agile methodologies / distributed architectures / relational databases (SQL / ORM) / MOM / REST / Linux / Cloud-based Virtual Machines / CICD tooling / Security / Test Driven Development / Multithreading / Concurrency / Performance

If this sounds like a good match for your skills, and you like the idea of joining an already successful team operating in a very promising market, working on solutions and seeing the fruits of your labour through exciting products, amazing bonuses and more, apply now with your latest CV and let's have a chat.

Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.