At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead backend development using Java and Spring Boot, shaping technical direction and mentoring engineers.
- Company: Join a dynamic tech company focused on innovation and AI-assisted development.
- Benefits: Enjoy 35 days holiday, enhanced parental leave, and a pension match up to 5%.
- Other info: Flexible hybrid working arrangements with opportunities for career growth.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in a fast-paced environment while growing your leadership skills.
- Qualifications: Strong Java and Spring Boot experience, with a passion for quality and mentoring.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
- Technical Lead - Backend (Java / Spring Boot)
- Edinburgh, Leeds, Manchester, London
About the role
This is a senior, hands‑on technical leadership role embedded in a client team in a fast‑paced, product‑led environment.
You will set technical direction, own the delivery signal, and grow the engineers around you.
You will work at a pace where priorities shift, requirements are rarely perfect, and bring order to ambiguity rather than wait for it to clear.
How we use AI
AI‑assisted development is core to our delivery.
You will help raise the quality and consistency by steering AI tools, avoiding reinventing existing solutions, and articulating intent clearly so AI accelerates good engineering rather than multiplying mediocre code.
- Tech stack
- Java (Spring Boot), RESTful APIs, Kafka / event‑driven services
- CI/CD pipelines, AWS (S3, Lambda, ECS, EKS, MSK)
- Kubernetes, containerisation, infrastructure as code
- AI integrations, agentic development workflows, strong security practices
Responsibilities
- Build Java services across REST APIs and Kafka pipelines with readable, maintainable, well‑tested code.
- Write tests as part of development, encouraging TDD approaches.
- Integrate with third‑party APIs (e. g., payment gateways).
- Define and oversee technical implementations, shaping how things are built.
- Champion AI‑assisted ways of working and lift the bar on quality, consistency, and reuse.
- Own your workstream end‑to‑end: manage milestones, risks, impediments, and decisions.
- Communicate progress proactively and keep stakeholders visible.
- Remove bottlenecks in delivery and handle difficult client conversations when needed.
- Mentor, pair, and coach engineers to grow their skills.
Qualifications
- Strong experience with Java and Spring Boot across REST APIs and event‑driven/Kafka systems.
- Passion for engineering quality: code reviews, automated tests, maintainability.
- Leadership that shares knowledge and raises the bar for the team.
- Comfortable driving delivery and handling client conversations under support.
- Experience and enthusiasm for AI‑assisted development, owning quality and knowing when to trust tools.
- Thrives in fast‑paced environments and brings structure to ambiguity.
- Familiarity with cloud services and CI/CD, or eagerness to learn.
- Desire to build more than boilerplate APIs: solving real problems with ownership.
Benefits
- 35 days holiday (including flexible bank holidays).
- Enhanced parental and adoption leave.
- Pension match up to 5%.
- Location & Working Arrangements
This hybrid role is based near the Edinburgh office, with flexibility to travel to client sites and Create Future UK regional offices.
Work can be split between face‑to‑face time with clients, colleagues, and remote work.
Equal Opportunity Statement
We are committed to an inclusive workplace and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.
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