Full-Stack Java Tech Lead — Hybrid (2 days/wk)

Clarify Consultancy Ltd; Banks; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement (two office-?y

Job summary

Clarify Consultancy Ltd. is assisting a national technology leader in finding an experienced Technical Lead to drive a modern, scalable Java-based platform. You will lead full-stack engineering, shape architecture and mentor a high-performing team.

The role combines hands-on coding with design leadership, focusing on Java Spring, microservices, Kafka, Docker and Kubernetes. Hybrid work with two office days per week, strong collaboration and continuous learning are core.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Technical Lead with deep Java/Spring expertise.
• Strong experience designing and delivering microservices-based architectures.
• Hands-on coding with production-grade quality and tests.

Responsibilities

• Define solution architecture in partnership with the Head Architect.
• Present architectural approaches to fellow Technical Leads.
• Produce high-level documentation for implementations.
• Participate in design sessions, reviews and peer code reviews.
• Write production-quality code and refactor legacy components.
• Apply best-practice development techniques and patterns.
• Contribute to user story creation, acceptance criteria, estimation and testing.
• Engage in agile ceremonies: planning, stand-ups, reviews, retrospectives.
• Stay current with emerging technologies aligned to business needs.
• Mentor engineers to support professional development.

Skills

Java

Spring

Microservices

Kafka

React.js

Design patterns

DDD

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

MongoDB

Observability tooling

Job description

Clarify Consultancy Ltd. is assisting a national technology leader in finding an experienced Technical Lead to drive a modern, scalable Java-based platform. You will lead full-stack engineering, shape architecture and mentor a high-performing team.

The role combines hands-on coding with design leadership, focusing on Java Spring, microservices, Kafka, Docker and Kubernetes. Hybrid work with two office days per week, strong collaboration and continuous learning are core.