Software Engineer (Java)

Position Description

At CGI, we deliver innovative technology solutions that help some of the world’s leading organisations transform the way they operate. As a Software Engineer supporting one of our key accounts in Scotland, you’ll contribute to the development of scalable, high-performance applications that support critical business services and customer experiences. Working within collaborative Agile teams, you’ll help build modern cloud-ready solutions using Java and React, contributing to both backend services and responsive front-end applications.

This is an exciting opportunity to work on impactful projects, enhance your technical expertise, and grow your career within a supportive environment that encourages innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning.

CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2025 and has been named a UK ‘Best Employer’ by the Financial Times.

We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, plus a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching) which makes you a CGI Partner not just an employee. We are committed to inclusivity, building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector, including our Armed Forces, and are proud to hold a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant. Join us and you’ll be part of an open, friendly community of experts.

We’ll train and support you in taking your career wherever you want it to go.

Due to the secure nature of some of our programmes, you may need to hold UK Security Clearance or be eligible to go through this clearance. Our teams operate within a flexible hybrid working model, however on-site requirements vary by project, so the ability to travel as required to meet client needs is essential. This is a hybrid position which involves collaborating with the team at our Glasgow office at least one day a week.

Your future duties and responsibilities In this role, you will design, develop, and maintain scalable full-stack applications using modern Java and React technologies. You’ll work closely with developers, QA engineers, DevOps specialists, UX teams, and product stakeholders to deliver high-quality solutions that support business-critical services. You’ll contribute across the software development lifecycle, from technical design and coding through to testing, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement activities.

You’ll also help drive engineering best practices, contribute to Agile delivery processes, and support the development of robust cloud-ready applications. Working within a collaborative and supportive environment, you’ll have opportunities to expand your technical capabilities while contributing to innovative digital solutions.

Key responsibilities

• Develop &
  • Maintain scalable Java-based backend services and APIs
  • Build &
  • Enhance responsive front-end applications using React
  • Collaborate &
  • Contribute to application architecture and technical design decisions
  • Write &
  • Improve clean, reusable, and efficient code following engineering best practices
  • Troubleshoot &
  • Resolve full-stack application issues and performance challenges
  • Support &
  • Participate in code reviews, testing, and quality assurance activities
  • Work &
  • Collaborate with QA, DevOps, UX, and Product teams across Agile delivery cycles
  • Contribute &
  • Maintain technical documentation and development standards
  • Support &
  • Improve CI/CD and cloud-ready engineering practices where applicable

Required Qualifications To Be Successful In This Role To succeed in this role, you’ll bring strong full-stack development experience with Java and React, alongside a passion for building scalable and reliable applications. You should be comfortable working within Agile environments, collaborating across multidisciplinary teams, and contributing to modern engineering practices. Experience with cloud-native technologies and DevOps tooling would be advantageous.

Essential Qualifications

• Strong experience with Java 8+ (preferably Java 17+)
• Experience developing applications using Spring Boot and Spring Data
• Strong front-end development experience using React
• Experience developing and consuming RESTful APIs
• Knowledge of JUnit 5, Mockito, Cucumber, and Wiremock
• Experience using Maven and GitHub within modern development workflows
• Experience working with relational databases such as PostgreSQL
• Strong understanding of software engineering best practices and Agile delivery methods
• Ability to troubleshoot, debug, and optimise full-stack applications

Desirable skills

• Experience with IntelliJ, Jenkins, and SonarQube
• Knowledge of Kubernetes and cloud-deployed applications
• Experience with Spring Batch, Spring Cloud Data Flow, or Spring Cloud Task
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps tooling

Together, as owners, let’s turn meaningful insights into action. Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you’ll reach your full potential because… You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That’s why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company’s strategy and direction.

Your work creates value. You’ll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.

You’ll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You’ll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.

That same commitment to fairness extends to how we use technology. To support our recruitment team, AI tools may be used to help assess applications though they never replace human judgement. All hiring decisions remain entirely in the hands of our recruitment professionals.

Come join our team—one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.