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. 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: LEAD BACKEND JAVA ENGINEER LEAD ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE. SHAPE TECHNICAL STRATEGY. DELIVER MEANINGFUL IMPACT. We're looking for an exceptional Lead Backend Java Engineer to define technical direction, inspire engineering teams, and build world-class backend systems. This role combines deep technical expertise with engineering leadership, enabling you to influence architecture, delivery, AI adoption, and engineering culture across multiple teams and client engagements. You'll be a recognised technical leader who enjoys solving complex challenges, mentoring engineers, and ensuring every solution delivers measurable business value. WHAT YOU'LL DO As a Lead Backend Java Engineer, you will: * Define and evolve the technical strategy for backend engineering across projects and teams. * Lead the design and delivery of scalable, secure and resilient distributed systems using Java and the Spring ecosystem. * Provide architectural leadership across multiple client engagements, ensuring consistency, maintainability and long-term scalability. * Act as the technical authority for backend engineering, supporting teams in solving complex engineering challenges. * Establish and continually improve engineering standards, coding practices, testing strategies and development processes. * Mentor Senior, Mid-level and Junior Engineers, building capability across the engineering function. * Drive technical planning, estimation and delivery, ensuring engineering excellence while balancing commercial objectives. * Partner with Product, Delivery and Client stakeholders to align technology decisions with business outcomes. * Champion AI and automation to improve productivity, engineering quality and client value. * Evaluate emerging technologies and shape engineering roadmaps that keep the organisation at the forefront of modern software development. WHAT YOU'LL BRING TECHNICAL EXPERTISE You'll bring extensive commercial experience in: * Modern Java (Java 8+) and advanced language features * Spring Boot and the wider Spring ecosystem * Spring Security, Spring Data JPA and Spring Cloud * Designing and delivering RESTful APIs * Microservices, event-driven architecture and distributed systems * Relational and NoSQL databases * Messaging platforms such as Kafka or RabbitMQ * Docker and containerisation * Kubernetes and cloud-native deployments * Cloud platforms including AWS, Azure or GCP * CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices * Observability, monitoring and distributed tracing * JVM performance tuning and concurrency * Automated testing strategies across all testing layers * Build tooling including Maven or Gradle Experience with reactive programming, WebFlux or platform engineering would be advantageous. WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE TECHNICAL LEADERSHIP * Define engineering standards that improve quality across multiple teams. * Make architectural decisions that enable scalable, maintainable solutions. * Lead the resolution of complex technical challenges. * Drive continuous improvement across engineering practices. ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE * Champion clean architecture, testing, security and performance. * Create an engineering culture focused on craftsmanship and continuous learning. * Ensure consistent adoption of modern development practices. * Raise technical capability through coaching and mentoring. STRATEGIC DELIVERY * Align engineering decisions with client objectives and commercial priorities. * Lead delivery across multiple programmes or workstreams. * Identify opportunities to improve client platforms and introduce innovative solutions. * Balance technical excellence with pragmatic delivery. PEOPLE LEADERSHIP * Coach and develop engineers at every stage of their careers. * Build high-performing, collaborative engineering teams. * Foster knowledge sharing and create opportunities for growth. * Lead by example through humility, integrity and technical credibility. AI & INNOVATION * Define the engineering strategy for responsible AI adoption. * Lead initiatives that automate repetitive work and improve developer experience. * Explore emerging technologies and identify opportunities to create competitive advantage. * Enable teams to use AI confidently, ethically and effectively. 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. 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: You will form part of a cross-functional agile team, working closely with 3-5 other engineers working closely with QA, Product and Design teams to deliver high-quality work for clients across a number of industries. We strive to create the best product possible with everyone's effort, and you'll be an integral part of that mission. Your role in the team is highly valued, and you'll be a key player in ensuring the success of our projects. OUR TECH: Our backend team focuses on the following tech stack: * Java * RESTful Java APIs * Kafka * AWS * CI/CD WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING: * Developing RESTful Java APIs, including interaction with databases with a focus on readable, maintainable and well-tested code * Integrating with third-party APIs such as payment gateways * Collaborating with the full project team (including BAs, QAs and members of the client team) to provide the best solutions to our clients * Identifying bottlenecks in the software delivery process and removing any roadblocks that arise * Professional handling of difficult client communications for specific issues * Identifying knowledge gaps and mentoring opportunities for your team * Being able to define and oversee the technical implementation of a client project WE'D LOVE TO TALK TO YOU IF:  * You have strong knowledge of API development using Java, including ORM storage * You actively facilitate and encourage knowledge sharing within the team and wider department * You advocate for best engineering practices such as code reviews, paired programming, and automated tests * You are familiar with cloud services and CI/CD (this is a bonus) * You are Using Agentic AI to develop and deploy solutions. * You are Utilising cloud-based, AI enabled workflows to increase productivity. 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!