Engineering Manager (Java)

La Fosse Associates; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A consulting firm is seeking a hands-on Java Software Engineering Manager to lead a high-performing team in building scalable systems. This role requires balancing technical leadership with team management, closely guiding architecture and best practices. The ideal candidate will have experience managing teams working with Java and modern backend technologies, with additional E-commerce experience being a plus. The position is onsite in London, offering a competitive rate of approximately £650 per day, outside IR35.

Qualifications

• Proven track record of leading teams in software engineering.
• Strong understanding of modern backend technologies.
• Experience with E-commerce systems is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead a high-performing team building reliable, scalable systems.
• Balance technical leadership with people management.
• Guide architecture and best practices closely.

Skills

Java

DevOps

Microservices architecture

CI/CD pipelines

Automated testing

Infrastructure as code

Problem-solving

Tools

Spring

Spring Boot

Micronaut

Azure

Kubernetes

SQL Server

MongoDB

React

Next.js

Angular

TypeScript

Redis

Ignite

Dynatrace

Job description

Java Software Engineering Manager (x2) – 6 month – 3 days pw onsite London – Circa £650pd outside IR35

We’re looking for a hands‑on Java Software Engineering Manager to lead a high‑performing team building reliable, scalable systems. You’ll balance technical leadership with people management, setting clear direction while staying close enough to the code to guide architecture and best practices.

Ideally you will have managed teams working with Java and modern backend technologies, a proven track record of leading engineers, and a pragmatic, calm approach to problem‑solving. Any E‑commerce experience would also be highly advantageous.

Technical Requirements

• Strong commercial experience withJava/managing JVM engineers
• Promote DevOps (build/run it) methodology and practices
• Experience designing and deliveringmicroservices‑based architectures
• Solid understanding ofCI/CD pipelines, including build automation, testing, and deployment
• Familiarity with modern engineering practices: automated testing, infrastructure as code, monitoring, and observability

Technology Stack

• Backend development across modern JVM frameworks includingSpring,Spring Boot, andMicronaut, primarily usingJava
• Cloud‑native services deployed onAzure, with orchestration viaKubernetesand system monitoring/observability using tools such asDynatrace
• Data persistence and storage using a mix of relational and NoSQL technologies, includingSQL ServerandMongoDB
• Frontend applications built with contemporary JavaScript frameworks and languages such asReact,Next.js,Angular, andTypeScript
• In‑memory data grids and caching solutions leveraging technologies likeRedisandIgnite

If of interest, please apply with your updated CV and we can arrange a call.