Java Technical Lead - Shape Scalable Platforms (Hybrid)

love2shop; Liverpool; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Company pension

Electric vehicle scheme

Dental plan

Staff discount card

Life Assurance

Job summary

Love2shop is seeking a hands-on Java Technical Lead to guide the evolution of our digital platforms. You will mentor engineers, shape architecture, and influence decisions as we explore a Salesforce ecosystem transformation.

Join a collaborative engineering team in a hybrid model with one day a week in Liverpool, delivering high-quality web and mobile apps used by millions of customers.

Qualifications

• Strong commercial experience with Java and Spring.
• Experience building modern web applications using React and/or React Native.
• Experience working with large-scale or mature applications.
• Strong understanding of REST APIs and third-party integrations.
• Experience with secure software development and regulated environments.
• Knowledge of modern testing practices and frameworks.
• Experience with Git, CI/CD pipelines and Agile delivery.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• A passion for mentoring, knowledge sharing and helping teams succeed.

Responsibilities

• Lead technically and mentor a small team of Salesforce engineers.
• Design, build and maintain digital products that power our customer experiences.
• Drive architecture decisions and contribute to Salesforce transformation.
• Collaborate with Product, Design and QA to deliver customer-focused features.
• Provide technical guidance and day-to-day support to engineers across the team.
• Lead code reviews and promote engineering best practice.
• Improve CI/CD pipelines, automation and software delivery processes.
• Support secure, compliant development within a regulated payments environment.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues.
• Participate in an out-of-hours support rota.

Skills

Java

Spring

React/React Native

REST APIs

Secure development

Testing practices

Git/CI/CD/Agile

Communication

Mentoring

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

Job description

Love2shop is seeking a hands-on Java Technical Lead to guide the evolution of our digital platforms. You will mentor engineers, shape architecture, and influence decisions as we explore a Salesforce ecosystem transformation.

Join a collaborative engineering team in a hybrid model with one day a week in Liverpool, delivering high-quality web and mobile apps used by millions of customers.