Bright Purple Resourcing

Bright Purple Resourcing

Edinburgh, Scotland

Principal Java Engineer - Edinburgh

Full-Time£70,000 - 70,000 per yeardünUnited Kingdom
IT

Job Description

Salary: £70,000 - 70,000 per year

Requirements:
  • We are looking for a Senior or Principal Java Software Engineer with highly proficient experience in Java 21.
  • We need strong object-oriented software design skills.
  • We require solid experience working in Linux environments.
  • We need experience with the Spring framework, particularly Spring Boot.
  • We would value experience with Scrum.
  • We would value project management experience.
  • We would value mentoring experience.
Responsibilities:
  • We will have you develop and support complex, algorithmic Java software within a Linux environment.
  • We will have you develop and use software APIs between components in a Linux system.
  • We will ask you to collaborate closely with team members, product management, and engineering management on requirements.
  • We will have you contribute to intellectual property and software assets.
  • We will have you work across the full software lifecycle, including design, implementation, integration, and bug fixing.
Technologies:
  • Support
  • Java
  • Linux
  • Network
  • Security
  • Spring
  • Spring Boot

More:

We are a leading international network security software company offering an exciting opportunity to join a small, close-knit IT team supporting our internal operations and a globally dispersed workforce. This is a hybrid role based in Edinburgh with UK remote working available, and the salary is up to £95,000. We offer the chance to work with cutting-edge technology, make a real impact in the industry, and join a dynamic, forward-thinking company committed to diversity and inclusion.

last updated 30 week of 2026

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About Bright Purple Resourcing

Bright Purple Resourcing

Bright Purple Resourcing

Edinburgh

IT

Skills & Technologies

JavaGoSpringLinuxAIScrumUXUI

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£70,000

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£60,000

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