Lead Engineer in Old Town

Lead Engineer - Java Backend

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Location: Edinburgh (preferred) / London
Contract: 12 months
Working Pattern: Hybrid - 2 days in the office
I'm looking for a Lead Engineer to drive Java backend delivery on a major UK banking programme. This is an opportunity to take technical ownership, shape engineering solutions and work across distributed teams to deliver secure, scalable services in a demanding financial services environment.
You'll lead the delivery lifecycle from technical design and implementation through testing, integration and release, ensuring applications meet agreed standards for quality, security, performance and reliability. You'll also collaborate with architecture, product, DevOps and offshore engineering teams to resolve technical challenges and keep delivery on track.
Key Skills:
Strong hands-on Java 8+, Spring and Spring Boot development
REST API design and microservices architecture
Kafka and event-driven integration patterns
Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and cloud-based deployment
Docker, Helm and Kubernetes
BDD/TDD, JUnit and automated unit testing
CI/CD, Jenkins, Git and SonarQube
API gateways, API security and service integration
Agile delivery using Scrum, Jira and Confluence
Experience leading engineering delivery across banking or financial services teams would be beneficial, particularly within distributed systems and production environments.
Excellent Day Rate Available. xiskglj
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