Java Fullstack Engineer

Join us as a Java Fullstack Engineer, to contribute to the development of high-quality, scalable applications supporting our critical business functions. You’ll be part of a fast-paced engineering team focused on building modern, reliable, and secure solutions that enhance customer and colleague experiences.

This role will give you the opportunity to work across the full software development lifecycle, collaborate closely with product and design teams, and deliver high-impact services that drive meaningful outcomes for the business.

To be successful as a Java Fullstack Engineer, you should have experience with:

• Proficient Java development skills, including Core Java, Collections, Multi-Threading and Concurrency, OOP concepts, Exception Handling, JVM concepts, and the Spring ecosystem (Spring Boot, Spring Batch, Spring Integration).
• Demonstrated experience in SQL, including writing queries and understanding relational concepts.
• Practical experience in Integration, covering Microservices architecture, designing and integrating with RESTful services, and applying design patterns.
• Working knowledge of modern UI frameworks, such as Angular, React, and core web technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript).

• Experience with Dev Ops practices, including monitoring and tooling (ELK, App Dynamics), build and deployment tools, containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes), load-balancing concepts, and working on highly scalable applications.
• Knowledge of database and messaging technologies, including SQL (joins, indexing, transactions), No
  
  SQL (Mongo
  
  DB, Cassandra, CAP theorem), query optimisation, and messaging platforms.
• Understanding of caching frameworks, including caching concepts, types, methods (priming, eviction, cache miss, consistency, staleness, MRU), and experience with messaging solutions such as Kafka or Solace.

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job‑specific technical skills.

This role will be based in Glasgow.

To design, develop and improve software, utilising various engineering methodologies, that provides business, platform, and technology capabilities for our customers and colleagues.

• Development and delivery of high-quality software solutions by using industry aligned programming languages, frameworks, and tools. Ensuring that code is scalable, maintainable, and optimized for performance.
• Cross-functional collaboration with product managers, designers, and other engineers to define software requirements, devise solution strategies, and ensure seamless integration and alignment with business objectives.
• Collaboration with peers, participate in code reviews, and promote a culture of code quality and knowledge sharing.
• Stay informed of industry technology trends and innovations and actively contribute to the organization’s technology communities to foster a culture of technical excellence and growth.
• Adherence to secure coding practices to mitigate vulnerabilities, protect sensitive data, and ensure secure software solutions.
• Implementation of effective unit testing practices to ensure proper code design, readability, and reliability.

• To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions.
• Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes.
• If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align…