Lead Back End Engineer

We’re working with a digital product organisation that builds large-scale, secure platforms within a highly regulated environment. The business has an open, collaborative culture where engineers are trusted to contribute at a high level, with a strong focus on technical quality, personal development, and long-term career progression.

Role Overview Reporting into senior engineering leadership, the Lead Back End Engineer will act as the cornerstone of backend technical excellence. This role combines hands-on engineering, architectural ownership, and technical leadership to deliver scalable, secure, and maintainable backend services.

You’ll guide engineering practices across multiple teams, influence technology decisions, and help align backend strategy with wider business goals.

Key Responsibilities Define and evolve backend architecture for scalability, maintainability, and performance

Set coding standards and champion secure development practices

Influence technology choices, frameworks, and tooling

Lead improvements to CI/CD pipelines, build processes, and operational workflows

Communicate technical risks clearly to non-technical stakeholders

Lead projects with a focus on strong systems design and engineering outcomes

Contribute to critical backend systems when required

Review and refine key codebases to ensure alignment with architectural goals

Provide technical oversight for major initiatives

Coach and develop engineers, strengthening backend capability across the organisation

Facilitate design discussions, code reviews, and technical problem-solving sessions

Build consensus on technical decisions across teams

Identify and address technical debt Introduce new backend technologies and engineering practices

Drive improvements in reliability, scalability, and delivery speed

Stay up to date with backend technology trends

Share knowledge through internal workshops, presentations, and forums

Support recruitment and promote a strong engineering culture

Ensure backend systems align with recognised security and compliance standards

Key Skills & Experience Strong experience building backend systems using Java (Java 11+) and Spring Boot Proven ability to design and lead backend architecture for complex platforms

Strong experience with AWS Experience with Kubernetes and containerised environments

Knowledge of Kafka and event-driven architectures

Experience designing RESTful APIs and microservice architectures

Strong understanding of SQL and No

SQL databases

Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines

Comfortable working in Agile teams using Git-based source control and tooling

Knowledge of recognised security and compliance frameworksA natural technical leader who enjoys mentoring and influencing others

Apply Today!

Location:

Newcastle upon Tyne Tyne and Wear Newcastle upon TyneNE
12 8BX
Salary:80000 - 90000

Sector:

Java  Type:

Permanent Posted:02/09/2026