{"id":1026065,"url":"https://alion.io/job/createfuture-senior-software-engineer-java-3","title":"Senior Software Engineer (Java)","company":{"id":52267,"name":"CreateFuture","domain":"createfuture.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/createfuture","size_band":"501-1000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Greenhouse","truth_index":null},"role":"Backend","role_family":"Backend","seniority":"senior","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"hybrid","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Sofia, Bulgaria"],"countries":["BG"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":33000,"max_usd":90000,"period":"year","method":"global_role_cell_scaled_by_country","sample_n":4821},"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Agile","optional":false},{"name":"AI Agents","optional":false},{"name":"CI/CD","optional":false},{"name":"Java","optional":false},{"name":"AWS","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-18T10:29:49Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-18","last_verified_at":"2026-10-01T03:12:28Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":13,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":13},"description":"CreateFuture is fast becoming the UK’s most recognisable digital consultancy, with years of experience building digital products and services for major organisations whilst putting our people first. We have offices in the centre of Edinburgh, Leeds, Manchester, and London as well as remote employees located throughout the country. \nWe are a team of creators - whether that’s code, project plans, go to market strategies, culture initiatives, marketing campaigns, large language models or people policies. And together, with our clients, we create the future. This has seen us collaborate and partner across a multitude of industries and sectors, with the likes of PayPal, adidas, Natwest, FanDuel and Money Saving Expert, to name just a few.\nOur reputation as a partner determined to deliver high-quality, robust and thoughtful products has enabled us to scale to over 500 people in the last couple of years, and it is our amazing people - along with the safe, supportive and friendly culture we have built - that makes CreateFuture a great place to work. Don’t just take our word for it though, we have been recognised by Best Workplaces UK multiple years in a row - across a number of categories - and our employee exit rate is astonishingly low. \nJoin us on our journey… Let’s create something awesome, together, today.\nAbout the role and team:\nYou 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.\nWe 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.\nOur Tech:\nOur backend team focuses on the following tech stack:\nJava\nRESTful Java APIs\nCI/CD\nAWS\n What you'll be doing:\nDeveloping RESTful Java APIs, including interaction with databases with a focus on readable, maintainable and well-tested code\nIntegrating with third-party APIs such as payment gateways\nCollaborating with the full project team (including BAs, QAs and members of the client team) to provide the best solutions to our clients\nIdentifying bottlenecks in the software delivery process and removing any roadblocks that arise\nProfessional handling of difficult client communications for specific issues\nIdentifying knowledge gaps and mentoring opportunities for your team\nYou are Using Agentic AI to develop and deploy solutions.\nYou are Utilising cloud-based, AI enabled workflows to increase productivity.\n We'd love to talk to you if: \nYou have strong knowledge of API development using Java, including ORM storage\nYou actively facilitate and encourage knowledge sharing within the team and wider department\nYou advocate for best engineering practices such as code reviews, paired programming, and automated tests\nYou are familiar with cloud services and CI/CD (this is a bonus)\nWhat we'll offer you:\nAt CreateFuture, we challenge ourselves to go beyond the obvious and we care deeply about our craft and customers. With us, you’ll have ambitious projects to sink your teeth into and plenty of opportunities to learn and grow. You’ll be part of our safe, supportive and friendly culture - that looks after you - and join our team of genuinely great people. \nOur benefits include:\nTotal 35 days holiday (we have flexible bank holidays)\nComprehensive private medical insurance\nEnhanced parental and adoption leave\nPension - matched up to 5%\nView our complete list of benefits here.\nAs this is a hybrid role, we’re looking for people within a commuting distance of our Edinburgh office and who are flexible to travel to client sites and CreateFuture regional offices. We are very flexible and trust you to manage your own schedule to balance face-to-face time with clients, colleagues and working from home.\nWe create and reinforce a culture that rewards employees’ impact, not just activity. We trust our employees to work autonomously and promote ownership across all levels.\n\nNext steps\nOur Talent Acquisition team aim to respond to all applications within a reasonable timeframe, regardless of if we are progressing with your application.\nOur interview process:\n30-minute recruiter call\n1-hour technical assessment\nTake home test or pair programming session + values interview\nYou can choose a short take-home task or a live pairing exercise for the final interview, whichever suits you best. Our interview process is designed as an opportunity both for our interviewers to learn about your expertise, interests and motivations and for you to gain insights into CreateFuture, the role and the team, so throughout the process, you’ll meet a few people from our backend team as well as others from our wider teams to help you get a well-rounded view of the role and life at CreateFuture.\nWe believe that representative teams made up of people with different backgrounds, skills, and points of view help us build the best workplace possible, and enable us to create genuinely innovative, broadly useful products.\nWe are committed to our goal of creating the most inclusive workplace possible. As we strive to build an environment where everyone can thrive and be themselves, we will continue to investigate and challenge biases, while working to identify and remove obstacles to inclusion. If you need additional support or accommodation during the application process, please don’t hesitate to let us know.\nWhat we’ll offer you:\nWe 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.\nWe 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.\nWe 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.\nOur hiring process\nWe 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.\nIt usually looks like this:\nCall with our Talent Acquisition Team \nRole specific capability interview \nDepending 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.\nInclusion at CreateFuture \nWe 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.\nIf you need any adjustments or support during the application process, just. 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