Senior Backend Lead — Java/Spring Boot + AI

CreateFuture; Greater London, Leeds, Manchester, City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

35 days holiday

Enhanced parental and adoption leave

Pension match up to 5%

Job summary

CreateFuture UK is seeking a Technical Lead—Backend to drive Java/Spring Boot services, own delivery direction, and mentor engineers within a hybrid setup. You will work across REST APIs and Kafka pipelines, shape technical decisions, and champion AI‑assisted development to raise quality and speed.

The role blends hands‑on coding with client leadership in a fast‑paced environment, with travel to client sites and(CreateFuture UK) regional offices as needed.

Qualifications

• Strong experience with Java and Spring Boot across REST APIs and event‑driven/Kafka systems.
• Leadership that shares knowledge and raises the bar for the team.
• Comfortable driving delivery and handling client conversations under support.
• Experience and enthusiasm for AI‑assisted development, owning quality and knowing when to trust tools.

Responsibilities

• Build Java services across REST APIs and Kafka pipelines with readable, maintainable, well‑tested code.
• Write tests as part of development, encouraging TDD approaches.
• Define and oversee technical implementations, shaping how things are built.
• Own your workstream end‑to‑end: manage milestones, risks, impediments, and decisions.
• Mentor, pair, and coach engineers to grow their skills.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Leadership

AI-assisted development

Cloud services

Tools

Kafka

AWS

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Job description

CreateFuture UK is seeking a Technical Lead—Backend to drive Java/Spring Boot services, own delivery direction, and mentor engineers within a hybrid setup. You will work across REST APIs and Kafka pipelines, shape technical decisions, and champion AI‑assisted development to raise quality and speed.

The role blends hands‑on coding with client leadership in a fast‑paced environment, with travel to client sites and(CreateFuture UK) regional offices as needed.