Java Developer - Real-time Systems

• Farnborough, Surrey - 5 days onsite
• UK Passport required - eligible for MOD clearance

Standard 8 is recruiting a Senior Java  Developer for a Regulated engineering team building real-time, high-data systems used in live operational environments.

This is not web apps. It’s performance-heavy software, complex UIs and systems that have to work first time.

The Job

You’ll join an experienced Java team developing desktop applications for data-intensive, mathematically heavy systems

Day to day:

Building Java UI applications with JavaFX or Swing

Working in Linux environments

Contributing to real-time processing systems

Getting stuck into C++ where needed

Testing properly, not just hoping for the best

What You Need

5+ years’ Java background software engineering experience

Solid GUI development using JavaFX or Swing

Some C++ experience (at least a year)

Experience with real-time or high-throughput systems

Comfortable working on LinuxYou’ll need to be methodical, adaptable and take pride in your work. No hand-holding.

Nice to Have

Linux optimisation and deployment experience

Networking fundamentals (IP protocols, Ethernet configuration)

Low-level Linux or driver interfacing

DSP, signal or image processing knowledge

Non-Negotiables

UK national with a valid UK passport for high level security clearance

Relevant degree (or equivalent technical background)

If you’re an experienced engineer who prefers serious technical work over corporate theatre, we should speak.