Lead Java Tech
Opus Recruitment Solutions
Barking, UK
3 months ago
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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
Job source
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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