Junior / Mid-Level Java Developer

Synechron's global consulting firm combines creativity and innovative technology to deliver industry-leading digital solutions. Synechron's progressive technologies and optimization strategies span end-to-end Artificial Intelligence, Consulting, Digital, Cloud & DevOps, Data, and Software Engineering, servicing an array of noteworthy financial services and technology firms.

With top clients to boast about, Synechron has a global workforce of 14,000+, and has 55 offices in 20 countries within key global markets. For more information on the company, please visit our website

We’re in search of a number of Junior to mid-level Java Developers to work in Glasgow (3 days per week in the office / 2 days at home) who has knowledge and experience working in a large enterprise environment, preferably a bank.

Typical Day-to-day Responsibilities:

• The developer will work within an agile squad developing within a system comprising of numerous Java services that interact via messaging to produce the product outputs in real time.
• Technologies and techniques such as highly multi-threaded Java, Sharded Mongo DB and caching are used in the stack to provide the scale and performance that the product requires and the successful candidate will gain exposure to both new and complex technologies as well as in-depth business knowledge.

• The candidate should possess good analytical skills, strong software engineering skills, a logical approach to problem solving, be able to work in a fast paced environment liaising with demanding stakeholders to understand complex requirements and be able to prioritize work under pressure with minimal supervision.
• The candidate should be a problem solver, and be able to bring with them some positivity and enthusiasm in trying to think about and offer potential solutions for architectural considerations.

The Java Developer will be required to possess the following skills/experience:

• Core server side Java preferably including Data Structures and Concurrency/Multithreading
• Able to perform thread-safe code, Streams, Hashmaps, Collections
• Spring, Spring Boot, Hibernate frameworks

• Relational Databases experience with ability to write SQL queries
• Understanding of message-based architectures
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• An interest to learn the business supported by the applications
• Knowledge and desire to use agile software development practices

Please only apply if you are a Junior - Mid-level Java Developer who lives / can commute to Glasgow and commit to 3 days a week in the office.