Senior Java Engineer - Lead Microservices & Data Pipelines

Explore Group; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Performance bonus

Hybrid working options

Benefits

Job summary

Explore Group is seeking a Senior or Lead Java Engineer in Newcastle city center. You will design and deliver high-performance backends, data engines, and complex architectures for enterprise environments.

This role emphasizes architecture leadership, performance engineering, and modern tech stacks. You will work on distributed data systems, messaging (Kafka), and cloud environments, with a culture that values autonomy and technical depth.

Qualifications

• Proficient in modern Java (17/21+).
• Experience with distributed data architectures.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Hands-on Architecture: Lead the design and implementation of modular Java microservices and high-throughput data pipelines.
• Complex Problem Solving: Tackle performance-critical, data-integrity focused enterprise projects.
• Technical Standards: Drive clean coding, automated testing, CI/CD, and robust system design.
• Mentorship & Ownership: Guide mid-level and senior engineers on complex builds.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Concurrency

Performance tuning

Tools

Kafka

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Explore Group is seeking a Senior or Lead Java Engineer in Newcastle city center. You will design and deliver high-performance backends, data engines, and complex architectures for enterprise environments.

This role emphasizes architecture leadership, performance engineering, and modern tech stacks. You will work on distributed data systems, messaging (Kafka), and cloud environments, with a culture that values autonomy and technical depth.