Hybrid Backend Platform Lead — Architecture & Mentorship

Story Terrace Inc.; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A fast-growing technology firm located on Baker Street, London is seeking an experienced Backend Engineering Lead. You will shape the technical direction, guide teams in building scalable microservices, and mentor engineers. The ideal candidate has over 10 years of engineering experience, strong leadership skills, and expertise in cloud-native environments, particularly AWS and Kubernetes. This role offers a competitive salary and benefits including private medical insurance and gym membership.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Private medical insurance

Gym membership

Learning budget

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in engineering.
• Proven experience guiding engineering teams.
• Strong understanding of AWS and Kubernetes.

Responsibilities

• Shape the long-term backend architecture.
• Guide the evolution of microservices architecture.
• Provide technical leadership to backend squads.

Skills

Microservice-oriented architecture

Technical leadership

Cloud-native environments

Excellent communication

Mentoring

Tools

Java 21

Spring Boot

AWS

Docker

Job description

A fast-growing technology firm located on Baker Street, London is seeking an experienced Backend Engineering Lead. You will shape the technical direction, guide teams in building scalable microservices, and mentor engineers. The ideal candidate has over 10 years of engineering experience, strong leadership skills, and expertise in cloud-native environments, particularly AWS and Kubernetes. This role offers a competitive salary and benefits including private medical insurance and gym membership.