Lead Java Developer

Nixor Resource Consulting Ltd; Alderley Edge; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus 9%

Pension 14%

Job summary

Nixor Resource Consulting Ltd is seeking a Lead Java Developer for a greenfield platform in Alderley Park / Wilmslow (Hybrid - 50% office based). You'll provide technical leadership while coding, with around 80% of the role focused on development.

The role includes shaping design and architecture, driving engineering best practices and mentoring other developers. Tech stack includes Java, Spring, REST APIs, Microservices, Kafka, Kubernetes, Docker, Azure and MongoDB/NoSQL, with strong emphasis

Qualifications

• Strong enterprise Java and Spring experience.
• Experience designing and building large-scale microservices.
• Experience with cloud-native/containerised environments.
• Strong engineering fundamentals, including TDD and automated testing.
• Experience mentoring developers and providing technical leadership.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership within an engineering squad while remaining heavily hands-on.
• Shape technical design and architecture, drive engineering best practice and coach and mentor other developers.
• Operate at Lead level with no formal line management responsibility.
• Work with Java, Spring, REST APIs, Microservices, Kafka, Kubernetes, Docker, Azure and MongoDB/NoSQL, with focus on automated testing.

Skills

Java

Spring

Microservices

TDD

Automated testing

Mentoring

Leadership

Kafka

Cloud-native

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Azure

MongoDB

Job description

Lead Java Developer - Greenfield Platform

Location: Alderley Park / Wilmslow (Hybrid - 50% office based)

Package: Up to £90k + 9% Bonus + 14% pension

A leading UK pensions provider is making a significant investment in its technology and engineering capability, building a new workplace pensions platform from the ground up.

This is a genuine multi-year greenfield programme, giving Lead Java Developers the opportunity to join at an early stage and influence the architecture, engineering standards and technical direction of a strategically important platform.

The Role

You'll provide technical leadership within an engineering squad while remaining heavily hands-on, with around 80% of the role focused on development.

You'll help shape technical design and architecture, drive engineering best practice and coach and mentor other developers. This is a technical leadership position with no formal line management responsibility.

The environment includes Java, Spring, REST APIs, Microservices, Kafka, Kubernetes, Docker, Azure and MongoDB/NoSQL, alongside a strong focus on TDD and automated testing.

• Strong enterprise Java and Spring experience.
• Experience designing and building large-scale microservices.
• Experience with cloud-native/containerised environments.
• Strong engineering fundamentals, including TDD and automated testing.
• Experience influencing technical design and architecture.
• Experience mentoring developers and providing technical leadership.
• Kafka experience would be advantageous but isn't essential.

We're also open to strong Senior Java Engineers who are already taking ownership of technical decisions, mentoring developers and effectively operating at Lead level.

The priority is finding someone who combines deep Java engineering experience with the ability to provide technical leadership while remaining close to the code.