Java Full-Stack Lead Developer

Location
:
Sheffield, UK

Work mode
:
Hybrid – 3 days weekly from office

Experience
: 10+ years

We at Coforge are looking for Java Full-Stack Lead Developer in Sheffield, UK.

This position operates within a large, dynamic financial services technology environment and plays a pivotal role in the successful delivery of CTOi Controls Transformation.

We are seeking a highly experienced Java Full-Stack Lead Developer with strong system architecture expertise to lead the design and delivery of scalable, distributed systems. This is a hands‑on leadership role where you will define architecture, guide a globally distributed engineering team, and ensure high standards in both backend and frontend development.

• Lead the architecture design of complex, scalable and high‑availability systems
• Make critical decisions on system design, tech stack, and trade‑offs
• Drive end‑to‑end development across backend and frontend (hands‑on coding required)
• Lead and coordinate a globally distributed team across different time zones
• Establish and enforce engineering best practices, coding standards, and design principles
• Conduct design reviews, code reviews, and architecture governance
• Optimize system performance, scalability, and reliability
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex production and distributed system issues
• Collaborate with product, design, and business stakeholders globally

• Event-driven architecture
• High concurrency and scalability patterns
• Strong knowledge of:
• System trade‑offs (consistency vs availability, latency vs throughput)
• API design and service boundaries
• Fault tolerance and resilience design
• Experience with system decomposition and domain modelling
• Strong experience with Spring Boot / Spring Cloud
• Deep understanding of RESTful APIs and microservices
• Re xpnce with ORM frameworks (Hibernate, JPA)

• Strong hands‑on experience with at least one:
• React / Vue / Angular
• Solid understanding of frontend architecture and state management
• Ability to contribute to frontend system design (not just coding)

• Strong experience with relational databases (Oracle / SQL Server / Postgre
  
  SQL)
• Experience with:
• Redis or distributed caching
• Familiar with:
• CI/CD and automated deployment pipelines

Excellent project management skills with a track record of successfully leading large-scale initiatives preferred.

• Experience with cloud-native architecture (AWS / Azure / GCP)
• Experience designing multi-region or global systems
• Exposure to AI systems (LLM, RAG, vector databases)
• Experience with observability (metrics, tracing, logging systems)