Senior Software Engineer (Java)

CreateFuture

Working at CreateFuture CreateFuture is an AI-native consulting partner where people do work that matters and are supported to do it well. We work alongside organisations such as PayPal, adidas, NatWest, FanDuel and Money Saving Expert, building digital products and services that make a difference  while always putting people first. We’re a team of creators. We write code, shape delivery, build go-to-market strategies, develop AI solutions and create the practices that support our people. We work side by side with our clients, challenging what’s not working and helping them to build the future. Our commitment to craft, quality, and culture has helped us scale to over 600 people in just a few years. CreateFuture is a Great Place to Work-Certified™ company and has won Best Workplaces UK multiple years in a row. Join us on our journey. Let’s create tomorrow, together, today. Our team We care about hiring great people who want to make meaningful contributions. It’s important to us that we support and help each other, pushing colleagues to work hard and improve. We value everyone’s unique input and skills: developers, testers, product owners, project managers and designers all collaborate as equals on every project. That collaboration and teamwork is what helps us deliver innovative, exciting products for our clients. To ensure everyone gets the help and encouragement they need, we’ve developed a structured progression framework to support development plans and career growth for each person within Engineering. You'll get close support from your line manager with your day-to-day work, and you’ll have the support and resources you need to evaluate your career growth and professional development. OUR TECH We develop web and mobile applications with scalable backend services in a variety of different languages and frameworks, with AWS as our primary cloud platform. Our CI/CD infrastructure varies with what makes sense - we have to balance customer requirements with making sure we have the right languages, frameworks and tools for the job and you will be an integral part of influencing these choices of technology. THE ROLE * Developing backend services and APIs, including interaction with databases with a focus on readable, maintainable and well-tested code * Integrating with third-party APIs, such as payment gateways * Creating associated API documentation and working in partnership with developers consuming your APIs and services * Working as part of a cross-functional scrum team and contributing your expertise to drive the overall success of a project * Being an advocate for engineering best practice within your project team * Understanding users and identifying who they are and what their needs are * Using agreed standards and specifications to design, create, test and document new or amended software * Demonstrating understanding of common software engineering concepts * Creating robust code which is scalable with a long term impact and broader concerns underpinning decisions WE’D LOVE TO TALK IF YOU HAVE: * Strong knowledge of API development using C# .NET/.NET Core, including ORM and dependency injection experience * Experience of working with other languages and associated frameworks / libraries such as: * JavaScript and Node.JS/Express or * Java and Spring/SpringBoot * TypeScript, Scala, Kotlin or Python * Django or Play * Enthusiastic and experienced when it comes to using engineering best practices, clean code and unit testing * Experience working as part of a cross-functional development team (using Agile practices) * Experience working on iGaming projects   WHAT WE’LL OFFER YOU: We trust people to do their best work. That means flexibility over rigid rules, impact over activity, and real investment in your growth both professionally and personally. You’ll be part of a supportive, and friendly culture, surrounded by smart, curious people who care deeply about what they do. We offer flexible working, including hybrid and remote options. Our office hubs are located in Edinburgh, Leeds, Manchester, London and Bulgaria, with occasional travel to client sites or CreateFuture offices when needed. We trust you to manage your time balancing collaboration with client time and focused work. What matters is the impact you have, not how busy you look. OUR HIRING PROCESS We try to keep our hiring process clear, fair and respectful of your time. We aim to get back to everyone who applies and we will be upfront about where you are in the process. It usually looks like this: * Call with our Talent Acquisition Team  * Role specific capability interview  Depending on the role, we might also ask you to do a short presentation, a practical or technical task or have a values focused conversation. We will explain what is involved before anything happens. INCLUSION AT CREATEFUTURE  We believe diverse teams build better workplaces and better products. We want CreateFuture to be a place where people feel able to be themselves and do their best work. If you need any adjustments or support during the application process, just. We will do what we can to help. We look forward to your application!

Mynt

About Mynt Mynt is an all-in-one corporate card and spend management platform on a mission to reinvent business banking. By combining smart software with cards and payments infrastructure, we remove manual, time-consuming admin from how companies manage spending. We’re growing fast across the Nordics and have secured significant funding to support our continued expansion in Sweden and internationally. Mynt is a tech-first, product-driven company where teams are empowered to solve real problems and build things that matter. We’re a licensed e-money institution, card issuer, and payment processor, operating under the supervision of the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority. Through strong partnerships with leading players such as Fortnox and Nordea — and many more on the way — our solutions are now live across all Nordic countries. Joining Mynt means helping shape both a category-defining product and a company that’s still early in its journey. With 100+ colleagues (and growing), we’re building teams that value ownership, momentum, and customer impact. About the Role We are looking for talented developers who are passionate about building high-quality software and enjoy working in an entrepreneurial environment where you can truly influence both the product and the company’s direction. At Mynt, you will work in a modern codebase using the latest technologies, with a high level of ownership and responsibility from day one. You will join an ambitious and experienced team with backgrounds in scale-ups, finance, and consulting. We work in agile sprints, combining close collaboration with a strong sense of individual autonomy. As a Backend Developer, you will focus on building robust business logic and scalable APIs for both web and mobile applications, working closely with product managers in each domain. Our development process is rooted in agile principles, clean code, and CI/CD. Testing, TDD, and automation are integral parts of how we ensure quality and maintain speed. You will also contribute to architectural decisions and have the opportunity to help shape and build new products from an early stage, using technologies such as Java, MongoDB, MySQL, Redis, AWS, Docker, and CircleCI. Qualifications * Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience * At least 1+ years of experience in backend development using Java * Ability to write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code * A collaborative mindset with a passion for solving problems as part of a team * Fluent in Swedish and English What we can offer you * Be part of an amazing team in a fast-growing scale-up. * Work closely with a fun, high-performing team. * Enjoy a flexible working environment with a great office location in central Stockholm. * Shape your own development and responsibilities based on your passion and interest. The position will be filled as soon as we find a suitable candidate. Please reach out to us as soon as possible if you believe this for you!

CreateFuture

Working at CreateFuture CreateFuture is an AI-native consulting partner where people do work that matters and are supported to do it well. We work alongside organisations such as PayPal, adidas, NatWest, FanDuel and Money Saving Expert, building digital products and services that make a difference  while always putting people first. We’re a team of creators. We write code, shape delivery, build go-to-market strategies, develop AI solutions and create the practices that support our people. We work side by side with our clients, challenging what’s not working and helping them to build the future. Our commitment to craft, quality, and culture has helped us scale to over 600 people in just a few years. Our UK Benefits  * 35 days leave (including bank holidays).  * Private medical insurance. * Enhanced parental and adoption leave.  * Financial coaching + 5% pension match. * 40 hours of paid learning and development.  View our full list of UK benefits. CreateFuture is a Great Place to Work-Certified™ company and has won Best Workplaces UK multiple years in a row. Join us on our journey. Let’s create tomorrow, together, today. About the role and team: SENIOR BACKEND JAVA ENGINEER BUILD SOFTWARE THAT MATTERS. SHAPE THE FUTURE OF ENGINEERING. We're looking for an experienced Senior Backend Java Engineer 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 Backend Java Engineer, you will: * Design, build and maintain scalable, secure and resilient backend systems using modern Java 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 BRING TECHNICAL EXPERTISE You'll have strong commercial experience with: * Modern Java (Java 8+) including Streams, Lambdas and Optional * Spring Boot and the wider Spring ecosystem * 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, Azure or GCP) * 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 Experience with Spring Cloud, WebFlux or reactive programming would be advantageous. WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE You'll demonstrate: TECHNICAL EXCELLENCE & CRAFT MASTERY * Write clean, maintainable and highly optimised code. * Set high standards for quality, testing and documentation. * Coach others in engineering best practices and modern development techniques. ARCHITECTURAL LEADERSHIP * Design scalable, resilient and secure systems. * Make thoughtful architectural decisions that support long-term maintainability. * Evaluate new technologies and guide adoption where they add value. COMMERCIAL DELIVERY * Lead projects from discovery through delivery. * Understand client challenges and translate them into practical technical solutions. * Deliver outcomes that create measurable business value. LEADERSHIP & COLLABORATION * Lead engineering ceremonies and facilitate productive technical discussions. * Mentor and develop engineers across the team. * Communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders. * Foster an environment where knowledge sharing and continuous improvement are part of everyday work. AI & INNOVATION * Explore and implement AI-driven approaches that improve engineering efficiency. * Champion responsible adoption of AI across delivery teams. * Help shape our engineering practices for the future. WHAT WE’LL OFFER YOU: We trust people to do their best work. That means flexibility over rigid rules, impact over activity, and real investment in your growth both professionally and personally. You’ll be part of a supportive, and friendly culture, surrounded by smart, curious people who care deeply about what they do. We offer flexible working, including hybrid and remote options. Our office hubs are located in Edinburgh, Leeds, Manchester, London and Bulgaria, with occasional travel to client sites or CreateFuture offices when needed. We trust you to manage your time balancing collaboration with client time and focused work. What matters is the impact you have, not how busy you look. OUR HIRING PROCESS We try to keep our hiring process clear, fair and respectful of your time. We aim to get back to everyone who applies and we will be upfront about where you are in the process. It usually looks like this: * Call with our Talent Acquisition Team  * Role specific capability interview  Depending on the role, we might also ask you to do a short presentation, a practical or technical task or have a values focused conversation. We will explain what is involved before anything happens. INCLUSION AT CREATEFUTURE  We believe diverse teams build better workplaces and better products. We want CreateFuture to be a place where people feel able to be themselves and do their best work. If you need any adjustments or support during the application process, just. We will do what we can to help. We look forward to your application!