Senior Java Developer Spring Boot TDD

Client Server; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 70.000 - 86.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Pension

Healthcare (dental & optical)

Personalised training budget

Gym subsidy

Cycle to work

Volunteer days

Career progression opportunities

Zusammenfassung

Client Server Limited seeks a Senior Java Developer/Backend Engineer in Manchester with Spring Boot and TDD expertise. The role balances hands-on architecture with technical leadership within a small, high-performing team working on real-time sports betting applications.

You will guide the delivery lifecycle, collaborate closely with the Product Owner, and mentor team members while promoting engineering excellence. Hybrid work allows three days onsite and two from home in Manchester.

Qualifikationen

• Hands-on backend development with strong Java/Spring Boot experience.
• Proven leadership, mentoring and coaching of a small team.
• Experience with Test Driven Development (TDD).
• Solid CS fundamentals: OOP, multithreading, design patterns, data structures.
• Familiarity with modern dev tooling and containerised environments.

Aufgaben

• Guide and inspire a small development team in real-time sports betting apps.
• Oversee full delivery lifecycle from backlog to production.
• Balance hands‑on architecture and coding with technical leadership (80/20).
• Promote engineering best practices and continuous improvement.

Kenntnisse

Java

Spring Boot

TDD

Leadership

OOP

Multithreading

Design Patterns

Data Structures

Agentic AI coding

Tools

Kafka

Kubernetes

Docker

AWS

Jobbeschreibung

Senior Java Developer / Backend Engineer (Spring Boot TDD) Manchester / WFH to £78k

Are you a Senior Java Developer with hands-on leadership skills?

You could be progressing your career at a global games software house.

As a Senior Java Developer you will play a key role in guiding and inspiring a small, high-performing development team, working on real-time in sports betting applications.

This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on leader who enjoys balancing technical delivery with team development and collaboration, with approximately an 80/20 split between hands-on architecture and coding and technical leadership (decision making, coaching, mentoring).

Collaborating closely with the Product Owner, you'll oversee the full delivery lifecycle, ensuring that the product backlog is delivered efficiently and to a high standard. You'll promote engineering excellence, encouraging best practices and contributing to continuous improvement across both team and wider organisation.

Location / WFH:

You'll join the team in Central Manchester three days a week with flexibility to work from home twice a week.

About you:

• You have strong backend software engineering skills and experience
• You have strong Java and Spring Boot development experience
• You have technical / team leadership, mentoring and coaching experience, you're an advocate of software engineering best practices
• You have experience with Test Driven Development TDD
• You have a strong knowledge of Computer Science fundamentals such as OOP, multithreading, Design Patterns, Data Structures
• You're comfortable with agentic AI coding
• You're collaborative and pragmatic with great communication and stakeholder management skills
• Nice to have (not essential): Kafka, Kubernetes, Docker, AWS

What's in it for you:

• Salary to £78k
• Personalised training budget
• Pension
• Healthcare including dental and optical
• Various wellness experiences, gym subsidy, cycle to work scheme, volunteer days and much more
• Diverse, supportive environment with great career progression opportunities