Lead Java Developer

Lead Java Developer | Hybrid (1x a month) | Up to £80k + Bonus (10%) What You'll Be Doing

• Leading, mentoring, and developing a team of backend engineers
• Taking ownership of technical standards and engineering best practice
• Contributing to architectural discussions and long‑term technical strategy
• Designing and delivering scalable backend services and distributed systems
• Ensuring quality, performance, and reliability across key services

• Java (strong commercial experience)
• Spring Boot / Spring Framework
• Microservices & distributed systems
• Kubernetes
• Team leadership & mentoring
• Strong analytical / problem‑solving skills

• Azure Dev Ops
• Automated Testing / modern test tooling
• GraphQL
• Play Framework

This opportunity is ideal for someone who:

• Is an experienced Senior Java Developer ready to step up into a formal leadership position, or a current Lead Developer wanting broader architectural influence
• Enjoys a blend of hands‑on coding and day‑to‑day team leadership
• Is passionate about improving engineering standards and building high‑performing teams
• Thrives in an environment using Java, Spring Boot, microservices, and Kubernetes
• Wants to help shape the technical direction of a scaling engineering function
• Loves solving complex backend and distributed systems challenges