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# Java Technical Leader

- **Company:** Parser Limited
- **Location:** London, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Application Frameworks, Databases, Distributed Systems, Java Virtual Machine (JVM), Parsing, Software Architecture, Software Engineering, Spring Cloud, Multi-Cloud, Backend, Kotlin, Restful APIs, Microservices
- **Published:** August 30, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2830559219-java-technical-leader

## About the Role

* Strong backend development experience using Java and/or Kotlin, deep expertise in the JVM ecosystem, open-source frameworks, REST APIs, event-driven messaging, and databases.
 * Proven experience building cloud-native applications, microservices, distributed architectures, and customer-facing platforms using AWS and multi-cloud environments.
 * Experience with mission-critical systems, ideally in banking, payments, or card issuing.
 * Expertise in testing, CI/CD pipelines, and modern software delivery automation.
 * Exceptional problem-solving mindset, ownership mentality, and ability to operate effectively in ambiguous, rapidly changing environments.
 * Demonstrated ability to coach and develop engineers, influence engineering direction beyond immediate team boundaries, and collaborate effectively across tribes and squads.
 * Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills across business and engineering functions.

## Description

As a Senior Lead Software Engineer at Parser, you'll join our backend engineering team in London to combine strong hands-on technical capability with leadership and stakeholder-management skills. Operating within agile product squads, you'll shape technical direction, mentor engineers, and build scalable customer-facing platforms while solving complex business problems and driving delivery on mission-critical systems in the banking and payments domain., * Lead the design and development of scalable, cloud-native backend systems using Java and Kotlin.

 * Shape technical direction, engineering practices, and architectural decisions across tribes and squads for mission-critical banking, payments, or card issuing systems.
 * Drive delivery of complex features in ambiguous and rapidly changing environments while balancing long-term architecture goals with short-term priorities.
 * Coach and develop engineers, fostering a culture of excellence, continuous improvement, and knowledge-sharing.
 * Manage stakeholders effectively across engineering and business functions, and report progress to senior leadership.
 * Ensure system resilience, performance, production support excellence, and champion the responsible use of AI-assisted software development., Parser may use Al-assisted tools during certain stages of the recruitment process to support operational efficiency. Our recruiting teams use Al to streamline note-taking and scheduling. All hiring decisions are made by people, with human review and oversight.


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