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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