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
£ 75KJob 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.