Lead Java Developer

ARC IT Recruitment
Burgess Hill, United Kingdom
3 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior
Compensation
£ 75K

Job location

Remote
Burgess Hill, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Java
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
iOS
Software as a Service
Cloud Computing
Continuous Integration
DevOps
Mobile Application Software
Ansible
React
Delivery Pipeline
Spring-boot
Backend
React Native
Front End Software Development
Terraform
Microservices

Job description

  • Lead technical direction and architecture, working across Java backend services, frontend, and React Native mobile apps
  • Set engineering standards and review code for quality, security, and performance
  • Mentor and develop a small dev team, shaping culture and how you work together
  • Own delivery: refine requirements, plan sprints, manage releases, and communicate risks
  • Stay hands-on writing Java/Spring Boot and React Native code
  • Work with AWS, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure-as-code
  • Ensure strong security, privacy, and compliance in a regulated healthcare environment

Technologies:

  • AWS
  • Android
  • Ansible
  • Backend
  • CI/CD
  • Cloud
  • DevOps
  • Frontend
  • Java
  • Mobile
  • React
  • React Native
  • Security
  • Spring
  • Spring Boot
  • Terraform
  • iOS

Requirements

  • Strong commercial experience with Java and Spring Boot
  • Solid experience building mobile apps with React Native (or native Android/iOS)
  • Cloud & DevOps exposure (ideally AWS, plus Terraform, Ansible, CI/CD)
  • Proven experience mentoring or leading other developers
  • Clear communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Nice to have: Experience in healthcare, other regulated environments, or SaaS platforms

Benefits & conditions

We are a successful HealthTech scale-up based in the UK, offering a fully remote position with a salary of up to £75k and excellent benefits. Our mission is to genuinely make a difference in patient outcomes every day through technology. In this role, you will lead a focused engineering team of five developers, working collaboratively in a positive culture.

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