Senior Software Engineer - Java, Node.js & AWS
Senior hands-on engineer at digital consultancy CreateFuture designing and building scalable, secure backend systems with modern Java, Spring Boot, Node.js and AWS, while leading architecture, mentoring engineers and embedding AI and automation into client delivery. Offices in Edinburgh, Leeds, Manchester and London with hybrid/remote options.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Software engineering
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Modern Java (Java 8+) including Streams, Lambdas and Optional
- Spring Boot and the wider Spring ecosystem
- NodeJS
- Spring Data JPA / Hibernate
- Spring Security including OAuth2 and JWT
- REST API design and implementation
- Microservices and distributed system design
- SQL databases with strong query optimisation skills
- NoSQL databases
- Messaging technologies such as Kafka or RabbitMQ
- Docker and containerised application development
- Cloud platforms AWS
- CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins or GitLab CI
- Git and modern software development workflows
- Observability tooling including logging, metrics and distributed tracing
- Comprehensive testing across unit, integration and functional layers
- Maven or Gradle
- Java concurrency and JVM performance fundamentals
Nice to have
- Python
- Spring Cloud
- WebFlux or reactive programming
Full description
Senior Software Engineer - Java, Node.js & AWS
Build software that matters. Shape the future of engineering.
We're looking for an experienced Senior Software Engineer - Java, Node.js & AWS who is passionate about building scalable, high-quality software and helping teams grow. This is more than a hands-on engineering role—you'll influence technical direction, mentor other engineers, drive architectural decisions, and help us embed AI and automation into the way we deliver value for our clients.
You'll thrive here if you enjoy solving complex problems, challenging assumptions, collaborating openly, and taking pride in delivering software that makes a real business impact.
What You'll Do
As a Senior Software Engineer - Java, Node.js & AWS, you will:
- Design, build and maintain scalable, secure and resilient backend systems using modern Java, Node.js and the Spring ecosystem.
- Lead technical design and architectural discussions, ensuring solutions are maintainable, performant and aligned with best practices.
- Develop and evolve RESTful APIs with a focus on security, versioning, performance and reliability.
- Champion engineering excellence through clean code, automated testing, documentation and code reviews.
- Drive delivery across multiple initiatives while balancing speed, quality and commercial value.
- Mentor engineers through coaching, pairing and constructive feedback, helping raise capability across the team.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to solve problems together and deliver outstanding outcomes for clients.
- Research and evaluate emerging technologies, frameworks and AI capabilities that improve how we build software.
- Promote automation wherever possible, removing repetitive work so teams can focus on solving meaningful problems.
- Contribute to a culture of continuous learning, innovation and technical excellence.
What You'll BringTechnical Expertise
You'll have strong commercial experience with:
- Modern Java (Java 8+) including Streams, Lambdas and Optional
- Spring Boot and the wider Spring ecosystem
- NodeJS
- Spring Data JPA / Hibernate
- Spring Security including OAuth2 and JWT
- REST API design and implementation
- Microservices and distributed system design
- SQL databases with strong query optimisation skills
- NoSQL databases