Lead Backend Software Engineer Java Kafka

TieTalent; London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A scale-up technology company in London is looking for a Lead Backend Software Engineer to design and develop secure, event-driven backend systems. You will work closely with other engineers and play a crucial role in projects that serve the government and public sector clients. The role offers competitive salary up to £120k with a hybrid work model, including office attendance only once a week.

Benefits

Pension

Healthcare

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in backend development focused on Java with leadership responsibilities.
• Strong experience with high throughput, event-driven microservices.
• Understanding of security practices and CI/CD pipeline.

Responsibilities

• Designing and developing secure, event-driven backend systems.
• Collaborating with full-stack engineers on service integration.
• Contributing to system architecture through code reviews and mentoring.

Skills

Java

Kafka

Spring Boot

CI/CD

Infrastructure-as-Code

Event Driven Microservices

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

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About

Lead Backend Software Engineer / Developer (Java Kafka SpringBoot) London / WFH to £120k

Are you a skilled Backend Software Engineer with strong Java and real-time messaging experience combined with SC Clearance?

You could be progressing your career in a senior, hands-on Lead Backend Software Engineer position at a scale-up technology company with a successful workforce management solution used within the government, defence and other public sector clients.

As a Lead Backend Software Engineer you will take a lead role in designing and developing secure, event driven, distributed backend systems for real-time operations, resilience and extensibility. You'll collaborate with engineers across the full stack to integrate backend services with Identity and Access control frameworks such as Keycloak, apply observability best practices and contribute to system architecture and codebase quality through reviews and mentoring.

Location / WFH:

You can work from home most of the time, meeting up with colleagues in the London office once a week.

About You

You have significant experience as a backend focussed Java software engineering with leadership responsibilities

You have strong Spring Boot, Kafka and event driven microservices experience with high throughput

You have leadership, mentoring and coaching skills

You have a strong understanding of system-level concerns: observability, availability, resilience

You have experience working within security-conscious, regulated, or mission-critical domains

You are proficient working with CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure-as-Code principles and containerised environments

Please note: You must have SC Clearance (or ability to achieve it - i.e. you must be a British citizen with the past 5 years continually based in the UK) and be DBS checked due to the nature of the project / client

What's In It For You

As a Lead Backend Software Engineer you will receive a competitive package:

Salary to £120k

Hybrid working with only one day a week in London office

Pension, Healthcare

Impactful role with excellent career progression

Apply now to find out more about this Lead Backend Software Engineer / Developer (Java Kafka SpringBoot) opportunity.

At Client Server we believe in a diverse workplace that allows people to play to their strengths and continually learn. We're an equal opportunities employer whose people come from all walks of life and will never discriminate based on race, colour, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. The clients we work with share our values.

Nice-to-have skills

• Java
• Spring Boot
• Kafka
• Docker
• Kubernetes
• London, England
  
  

Work experience

• Backend
• Software Architect
  
  

Languages

• English

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Technology, Information and Internet

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