Details:
- Salary: £600 - 650 - Day
- Job Type: Contract
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Day
- Location: Manchester Greater Manchester
- Date: 3 days ago
Description:
Lead / Senior Java Developer (Technical Lead)
We are looking for an experienced Lead / Senior Java Developer to join a high-performing agile team building scalable, high-quality digital services. This is a hands-on technical leadership role where you will guide developers while contributing directly to backend development, APIs, and automated testing.
You will work on complex, high-traffic systems using modern engineering practices, helping to design and deliver robust, scalable services that are resilient and production-ready.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead or mentor a team of Java developers
* Design and build server-side applications and RESTful APIs
* Develop and maintain automated test suites (TDD/BDD)
* Support CI/CD and continuous deployment practices
* Contribute to 2nd-line production support and incident resolution
* Build scalable, high-performance distributed systems
* Work with large datasets and ensure systems scale effectively
* Communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
* Work in Linux/Unix-based environments
Essential Experience
* Strong commercial experience with Java (11/17/21+)
* Experience leading or mentoring engineers
* Strong background in microservices architecture
* Experience building and consuming REST APIs
* Strong understanding of TDD, BDD, and automated testing
* Experience working in Agile environments
* Experience supporting live production systems
* Solid understanding of scalable web architecture
* Comfortable working in Linux/Unix environments
Desirable Experience
* Kafka, ActiveMQ, or similar messaging systems
* MongoDB or other NoSQL databases
* Mockito, Jackson, JAX-RS
* High-scale or high-traffic system experience
* Cloud platforms (AWS / Azure / GCP)
* CI/CD and DevOps tooling
About You
You are a strong technical leader who enjoys solving complex problems, improving systems, and working collaboratively in cross-functional agile teams. You value clean engineering practices, high-quality code, and delivering reliable systems at scale