Lead Java Tech

Opus Recruitment Solutions
Barking, UK
3 months ago

Role details

Contract type
Temporary contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Compensation
£123,500.0 - £136,500.0
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Java (Programming Language) Amazon Web Services Automation of Tests Cloud Computing Code Review Continuous Integration DevOps Distributed Systems NoSQL Open Web Application Security Secure Coding SQL Databases
+9 more
Spring-boot Technical Debt Backend Event Driven Architecture Kubernetes Apache Kafka Build Process Restful APIs Microservices

Job description

I’m looking for a Lead Backend Software Engineer to shape backend architecture, drive engineering excellence, and guide teams building high-performance digital products used at scale. This is a hands-on leadership role where you’ll influence technical strategy, mentor engineers, and ensure backend systems are robust, secure, and future-ready. What you’ll be doing

  • Lead backend architecture - Define and evolve scalable, secure, high-performance backend systems
  • Set engineering standards - Champion best practices, secure coding (OWASP), and high-quality delivery
  • Hands-on technical contribution - Support critical backend work and review complex code
  • Guide teams & mentor engineers - Facilitate design discussions, code reviews, and technical decision-making
  • Improve tooling & CI/CD - Enhance pipelines, build processes, and operational workflows
  • Drive continuous improvement - Reduce technical debt and introduce modern backend approaches
  • Support compliance - Ensure systems align with standards such as ISO27001 and PCI

Requirements

  • Strong backend engineering experience with Java (11 ) & Spring Boot
  • Event-driven architecture expertise - Kafka or similar
  • Cloud experience - ideally AWS; Kubernetes knowledge beneficial
  • Deep understanding of microservices, REST APIs & distributed systems
  • Experience with SQL/NoSQL databases
  • Strong CI/CD, automated testing & DevOps awareness
  • Ability to influence technical direction across teams
  • Comfortable communicating technical risks to non-technical stakeholders

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