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Java Developer - Engineering

Remote / Online - Candidates ideally in
City of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh Area, EH1, Scotland, UK
Listing for: Hedgehog Lab
Full Time, Contract, Remote/Work from Home position
Listed on 2026-02-09
Job specializations:
  • Software Development
    Java Developer, Software Engineer, Backend Developer
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 80000 - 100000 GBP Yearly GBP 80000.00 100000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: Java Developer - Contract Engineering ·
Location: City of Edinburgh

Overview

Job title: Java Developer
Type: Full-time, Contract (Outside IR35)
Location: UK with flexible options for home-based, office-based, or hybrid working.
Start date: ASAP (interviews likely next week)

What you’ll be working on

You’ll be embedded in an established delivery team, helping expand and strengthen an existing project for a client in the financial services / real estate sector. Your focus will be on building and integrating agent-based systems into the client’s wider technical ecosystem, ensuring they can interact reliably with business systems and data platforms.

Responsibilities
  • Designing and building services using Java and Spring
  • Developing integration layers across business-critical platforms
  • Working with Kafka for event-driven architecture and messaging
  • Building and consuming REST APIs
  • Supporting database-backed services with performance and scalability in mind
Required experience
  • Java & Spring
  • Databases
  • Kafka
  • REST APIs
Who are hedgehog lab?

hedgehog lab is a digital product consultancy with 20 years of experience. Based in Northern England, we help global brands craft better digital experiences through technical excellence and human-first collaboration.

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