Java Technical Lead
Location: London (Hybrid – 2 days on-site)
Salary: Up to £110k + Benefits
The Role
We’re looking for a Java Tech Lead to join a high-performing tech consultancy delivering complex, business-critical systems for enterprise and scale‑up clients. You’ll take technical ownership of projects end‑to‑end, lead engineering teams, and work closely with clients to design and deliver robust, scalable solutions.
This is a hands‑on leadership role combining architecture, engineering excellence, and people leadership in a modern, agile consultancy environment.
Responsibilities
- Lead the design and development of Java‑based systems across multiple client projects
- Set technical direction, standards, and best practices
- Act as a hands‑on technical leader, contributing high‑quality code
- Mentor and develop engineers across varying experience levels
- Collaborate with clients, product managers, and stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions
- Drive architectural decisions around scalability, performance, and security
- Support delivery planning, estimations, and technical risk management
Required Experience
- Strong commercial experience with Modern Java (Java 17+)
- Proven experience in a Lead Engineer / Tech Lead capacity
- Solid understanding of microservices architecture and distributed systems
- Experience with Spring / Spring Boot
- Cloud experience (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
- Strong knowledge of REST APIs, messaging, and integration patterns
- Experience working in agile, consultancy, or client‑facing environments
Desirable Skills
- Event‑driven architectures (Kafka, RabbitMQ, etc.)
- Containerisation and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
- CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
- Experience influencing architectural decisions at scale
What’s On Offer
- Competitive salary + benefits
- Hybrid working: 2 days per week on‑site in London
- Exposure to varied, challenging client projects
- Clear progression into senior technical or leadership pathways
- Collaborative, engineering‑led culture focused on quality and learning
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.
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