Java Technical Lead

Entelect; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Twice-yearly raises

Guaranteed bonuses

Loyalty leave

Wellness programs

Leadership development

Job summary

Entelect is seeking a Java Technical Lead to drive delivery across web and mobile platforms for esteemed organisations. You will combine software engineering excellence with strategic leadership to influence architecture, design decisions, and mentoring across cross-functional teams.

You will engage in full SDLC, lead technical decision-making, and promote best practices while fostering collaboration and career growth within the team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Engineering, or related fields.
• Minimum 6 years’ experience as a software engineer in an enterprise environment.
• Strong understanding of software engineering fundamentals and clean-code practices.
• Ability to architect and design applications within an enterprise environment.
• Mastery of various technologies and adaptability to new frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Develop world-class web and mobile applications for leading organisations.
• Guide technology choices, frameworks, and best practices.
• Involve in SDLC stages from design to estimation.
• Mentor and lead team members toward delivery and excellence.
• Drive technical discussion and ensure customer value.

Skills

Software architecture

Mentoring

Leadership

Communication

Agile

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT/Engineering

Tools

Spring

Spring Boot

Angular

React

Vue

JPA

Hibernate

Maven

Gradle

Terraform

AWS CDK

Kafka

RabbitMQ

Job description

Exciting Opportunity for a Java Technical Lead at Entelect

Elevate your career at Entelect, where we prioritise people and nurture a culture of growth, collaboration, and innovation.

Join a dynamic, multidisciplinary environment that encourages versatility, and provides individual attention to career development, including intentional and regular one-on-ones with leadership.

Tackle complex challenges and make a meaningful impact alongside passionate professionals who inspire and support each other.

What You'll Be Doing:

Delivery:

• Leveraging your expertise to develop world-class web and mobile applications for leading organisations in South Africa.
• Leaning on your deep understanding of technology frameworks; when they should be used, which are beneficial and what their pitfalls are.
• Engaging in various stages of the SDLC, from system design to analysis, scoping, and estimation.
• Researching innovative technologies and implementing them in projects to drive innovation.

People:

• Demonstrating maturity, motivation, and leadership in the workplace.
• Championing change within the team and fostering a collaborative culture.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to tackle complex business challenges, driving continuous improvement.
• Leading and driving technical decision-making within your team.
• Mentoring and guiding the people around you towards successful delivery and technical excellence.

Customer:

• Building strong relationships and understanding customer needs to deliver impactful solutions.
• Managing customer expectations and identifying opportunities for service improvements.
• Ensuring compliance with data security and industry regulations.
• Driving technical discussions, best practices as well as improving the technical landscapes across your customer’s projects.
• Providing trusted advice and making use of your ability to gain buy-in and negotiate with customers.
• Understanding how the business and the technology can combine to add true value to your customers.
• Building on Entelect’s reputation within the customer environment.

What We Need from You:

• A bachelor’s degree in IT, Engineering, or related fields.
• Minimum 6 years’ experience as a software engineer in an enterprise environment.
• A solid understanding of software engineering fundamentals and commitment to clean code and best practices.
• Broad and deep technical knowledge in your craft.
• Ability to build, architect and design applications within an enterprise environment.
• Mastery of various technologies with the agility to adapt to new frameworks.
• Flexibility to work across a variety of different environments and tooling.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills with a drive for continual improvement.
• Ability to communicate with both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Passion for delivering well-crafted solutions, systems, and services.
• Hunger to continually improve those around you through mentorship and guidance.
• Pro hybrid working model working from the office on average 2 - 3 times per week.

What You'll Get from Us:

• A competitive compensation package with twice-yearly salary increases and guaranteed bonuses.
• Tenure-based loyalty leave.
• Access to employee wellness programs and rewards for professional development.
• Commission incentives for successful business development leads and employee referrals.
• Hands-on support from leadership through regular one on ones and quarterly reviews.
• Continuous development programs offering training in leadership and technical skills.
• Exposure to enterprise projects across multiple domains and problem spaces for South Africa’s most esteemed organisations.

*Popular but not limited to

• Frameworks: Spring, Spring Boot
• Frontend techs: Angular, React, Vue
• ORM Tools: JPA, Spring Data, Hibernate
• Relational databases: Oracle, MSSql, PostgreSQL, MySQL
• Build Tools: Maven and Gradle
• IAC: Terraform, Bicep, AWS CDK
• Event-based messaging queues: KAFKA, RabbitMQ, Amazon SQS

What To Expect from the Recruitment Process:

Our aim is to make the recruitment process as efficient as possible, keeping you informed every step of the way.

• The first step is an initial conversation with our talent team to get to know you better and introduce you to Entelect and all that we have to offer.
• The next step will be a 1.5-hour in-person technical interview at one of our offices where you will meet some of our leadership team.
• Following the technical interview, we will invite you back for an in-person case study presentation where we will give you the opportunity to showcase your leadership skills.
• Finally, if we are both aligned, we wrap up the process with salary discussions and present you with an offer of employment.