Lead Software Engineer

PURVIEW; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 166,000; Part time

Job summary

Purview is hiring a Lead Java/Kotlin Developer for a contract role in Sheffield, UK. The role requires 10+ years of experience, strong Kotlin/Java expertise, and leadership within an agile squad. You will own end-to-end delivery of microservices and API work in a hybrid setup with three days in the office.

The ideal candidate will excel at decomposing features, removing blockers, and collaborating across engineering, testing, product, and control owners to deliver robust digital solutions.

Qualifications

• Strong Kotlin experience, or significant Java experience with a willingness to learn Kotlin.
• Experience leading or acting as a senior engineer within an agile delivery team (squad-level technical leadership).
• Proven ability to refine and decompose work (features into implementable stories), manage dependencies, and remove technical blockers.
• Strong experience in microservices and API development, and asynchronous messaging technologies such as Kafka or similar event-driven platforms.
• Strong technical and analytical troubleshooting skills, including production support mindset.
• Excellent written and spoken English, with the ability to communicate technical decisions clearly.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end delivery, including resolution of blockers and prioritisation of work.
• Refine and decompose work into implementable stories; manage dependencies and drive progress.
• Collaborate across engineering, testing, product, and control owners to ship value.

Skills

Kotlin

Java

Microservices

REST APIs

SQL Databases

Kafka

GitHub

Jira

Confluence

Leadership

Tools

GitHub

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Purview is a global leader in IT Engineering and Talent Solutions, trusted by Fortune 500 and mid-market clients across 21+ countries. Headquartered in Edinburgh, with delivery centres in India, our 1,200+ professionals drive meaningful digital transformation worldwide.

As a certified Ethnic Minority Business and Premier Member of MSDUK, we proudly blend diversity with deep technical expertise to deliver results that matter

We’re currently hiring for the below role with one of our valued clients. If it aligns with your experience and aspirations, we’d love to hear from you

Role Title: Lead Java/Kotlin Developer

Location: Sheffield, UK

Employment: Contract

Place of Work: Hybrid - 3 days to the office a week

Experience Required: 10+ Years

• Kotlin & Java
• Microservices
• REST APIs
• SQL/Databases
• Asynchronous messaging / event-driven architectures (Kafka or similar)
• Proactive person who will own the end to end including resolution of blockers and prioritisation of work.
• Experience working with standard developer collaboration Tools: Github, Jira, Confluence

Description:

• Strong Kotlin experience, or significant Java experience with a willingness to learn Kotlin.
• Experience leading or acting as a senior engineer within an agile delivery team (squad-level technical leadership).
• Proven ability to refine and decompose work (features into implementable stories), manage dependencies, and remove technical blockers.
• Strong experience in microservices and API development, and asynchronous messaging technologies such as Kafka or similar event-driven platforms.
• Strong technical and analytical troubleshooting skills, including production support mindset.
• Experience with standard developer collaboration tools: GitHub/Bitbucket, Jira, Confluence.
• Excellent written and spoken English, with the ability to communicate technical decisions clearly.
• Good interpersonal skills and a collaborative approach to working across roles (engineering, testing, product, control owners).