Senior / Lead Full Stack Engineer (Java) - Financial Services
Location: Manchester (Hybrid)
Salary: Competitive + excellent benefits
We're working with a global financial services organisation looking to hire a Senior / Lead Full Stack Engineer to join a high-impact engineering function delivering mission-critical systems.
This is a hands‑on leadership role, suited to someone who combines deep technical expertise in Java with the ability to lead teams, drive engineering standards, and deliver complex systems end-to-end.
The role
You’ll take ownership of delivering scalable, secure, and resilient software solutions, working closely with product, design and operations teams. Alongside hands‑on development, you’ll play a key role in mentoring engineers and shaping best practices across the team.
There is a strong emphasis on backend engineering using Java (Spring), alongside full stack exposure and involvement in modern engineering and AI‑driven initiatives.
Key responsibilities
- Lead and mentor engineering teams, supporting development, performance and growth
- Own end-to-end delivery across the full software lifecycle (design, build, test, deploy, support)
- Design and build scalable microservices and APIs using Java (Spring)
- Drive engineering best practices across code quality, testing, DevOps and automation
- Partner with stakeholders to translate business needs into technical solutions
- Contribute to architecture, system integration and modernisation initiatives
- Develop and integrate AI‑driven capabilities into applications and workflows
- Ensure systems are secure, observable, and highly performant
What we’re looking for
- Strong Java development experience (Spring) within complex, enterprise environments
- Experience building distributed systems and microservices architectures
- Proven experience leading or mentoring engineering teams
- Strong understanding of DevOps practices (CI/CD, automation, testing)
- Experience with tools such as GitLab, Docker, Splunk, AppDynamics
- Experience working in agile environments (Scrum / Kanban)
- Experience or strong interest in AI development and integrating AI into products
- Financial services experience is beneficial
Tech environment
- Backend: Java (Spring), Groovy
- Testing: JUnit, Spock
Why apply
- Join a globally recognised financial services organisation
- Opportunity to influence engineering standards and technical direction
- Exposure to AI‑driven innovation
- Strong career progression within a structured environment
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