Hybrid Lead Software Engineer - Java/AWS, AI & Microservices

SR2; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits

Flexible working

Job summary

SR2 in London is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to shape architecture while staying hands-on with Java development. You will influence design choices and guide a small engineering team in a fast-moving fintech environment.

The role involves distributed systems, event-driven services, APIs and AWS, plus real-time tech and AI tooling. Expect a hybrid setup with 2 days per week in London and flexible working arrangements.

Qualifications

• Proven experience with Java/Spring Boot and modern Java ecosystems.
• Hands-on experience with AWS cloud services.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems and microservice architecture.
• Experience designing scalable architectures and APIs.
• Exposure to AI tooling for software development.

Responsibilities

• Write Java/Spring Boot code on most weeks.
• Lead, support and unblock a small engineering team.
• Make architecture decisions with CTO and Principal Engineer.
• Work with distributed systems, event-driven services, APIs and AWS.
• Improve CI/CD, testing and releases.
• Collaborate with Docker, React/TypeScript and real-time tech.
• Experiment with AI coding agents in the development process.

Skills

Java/Spring Boot

AWS

Kafka

System Design

AI tooling

Tools

Docker

React/TypeScript

Job description

SR2 in London is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to shape architecture while staying hands-on with Java development. You will influence design choices and guide a small engineering team in a fast-moving fintech environment.

The role involves distributed systems, event-driven services, APIs and AWS, plus real-time tech and AI tooling. Expect a hybrid setup with 2 days per week in London and flexible working arrangements.