Hands-On Principal Java Engineer | Hybrid & Leadership

Energy Jobline CVL; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus

Excellent pension scheme

Private medical cover

Hybrid working

Job summary

Energy Jobline CVL is seeking an experienced Principal Java Engineer (Hands-On) in South Manchester for a hybrid role with one onsite day per week. The position offers £70,000 - £85,000 plus bonus and excellent benefits, and requires strong Java and Spring Boot skills with AWS experience.

The role blends hands-on coding (~80%) with mentoring, technical decision-making and setting engineering standards. It fits engineers who want impact without full management and who thrive in Agile, XP, TDD and

Qualifications

• Significant commercial experience developing applications with Java and Spring Boot.
• Strong technical judgment and the ability to influence engineering decisions.
• Experience mentoring, coaching or providing technical guidance to other developers.
• A genuine interest in writing clean, maintainable and well-tested code.

Responsibilities

• Designing, developing and delivering high-quality software using Java and Spring Boot.
• Providing technical leadership within the Scrum team, helping guide engineering decisions and approaches.
• Mentoring and coaching engineers, supporting their technical development.
• Collaborating with other Principal Engineers and Development Managers on architecture, standards and engineering improvements.
• Championing practices including TDD, pair programming, automated testing and continuous integration.
• Helping break down complex technical challenges and ensuring solutions are scalable, maintainable and fit for purpose.
• Remaining actively involved in coding, code reviews and day-to-day delivery.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

AWS

Technical Leadership

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

CI/CD

Job description

Energy Jobline CVL is seeking an experienced Principal Java Engineer (Hands-On) in South Manchester for a hybrid role with one onsite day per week. The position offers £70,000 - £85,000 plus bonus and excellent benefits, and requires strong Java and Spring Boot skills with AWS experience.

The role blends hands-on coding (~80%) with mentoring, technical decision-making and setting engineering standards. It fits engineers who want impact without full management and who thrive in Agile, XP, TDD and