Devx_POD Lead (Kotlin/Java)

DevX_POD Lead (Kotlin/Java) – Hybrid 60% office – 40% Remote – Sheffield

Duration: 30/11/2026 Rate: £529 MUST BE PAYE THROUGH UMBRELLA

Role Description

Technologies we use in the role (Required):

• Kotlin, Java
• Microservices
• REST APIs
• SQL/Databases
• HTML/JavaScript
• Asynchronous messaging/event-driven architectures (Kafka or similar)
• Proactive person who will own the end to end including resolution of blockers and prioritisation of work.
• Experience working with standard developer collaboration Tools: Github, Jira, Confluence

About the project

• Provide day-to-day technical leadership for an agile engineering team, supporting the overall Tech lead to deliver outcomes at pace and with quality.
• Lead technical input into backlog refinement: break epics/features into well-defined user stories, clarify acceptance criteria, identify dependencies, and ensure work is delivery ready.
• Support sprint planning by shaping technical approaches, identifying spikes, and helping the team size work appropriately.
• Design, develop and implement primarily Back End features (Kotlin/Java APIs and services), with a small element of UI work using a simple UI framework.
• Build and evolve APIs and microservices, applying consistent engineering patterns (error handling, logging, resilience, security‑by‑design).
• Contribute to and support architectural and design decisions with the Tech Lead, documenting key decisions and trade‑offs where needed.
• Be capable of designing, building and delivering an in‑house solution end to end from shaping the initial idea and requirements, through development, testing and ongoing support.
• Coach and uplift the team in development best practice: clean code, test‑driven development, secure coding, and maintainable design.
• Drive effective peer reviews and engineering standards, ensuring code quality, readability and attention to detail.
• Work in an agile CI/CD environment to deliver rapid iterations at a sustainable velocity, promoting automation and quality gates.
• Collaborate with developers, testers and the wider organisation to build, run and improve products.
• Proactively engage with customers/users to resolve issues, respond to feature requests, and reduce recurring operational pain.

Skills & experience we require

• Strong Kotlin experience, or significant Java experience with a willingness to learn Kotlin.
• Experience leading or acting as a senior engineer within an agile delivery team (squad‑level technical leadership).
• Proven ability to refine and decompose work (features into implementable stories), manage dependencies, and remove technical blockers.
• Strong experience in microservices and API development, and asynchronous messaging technologies such as Kafka or similar event‑driven platforms.
• Experience in at least two or three of the following: API development, SQL/databases, HTML/JavaScript.
• Strong technical and analytical troubleshooting skills, including production support mindset.
• Experience with standard developer collaboration tools: GitHub/Bitbucket, Jira, Confluence.
• Excellent written and spoken English, with the ability to communicate technical decisions clearly.
• Good interpersonal skills and a collaborative approach to working across roles (engineering, testing, product, control owners).

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