Senior Java Tech Lead | AWS, Full‑Stack & Hybrid

NPAworldwide; Cheltenham; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Flexible 37.5-hour week

External training (5 days)

Learning budget

Career coach

Technical guilds

Matched pension

Healthcare

Social events

Career progression

Job summary

NPAworldwide is seeking a Senior Software Engineer/Technical Lead to remain hands-on while guiding teams on a live Central Government project. You will lead an Agile team, shaping technical solutions and delivering bespoke software that meets challenging operational needs.

You will design, develop and deploy full-stack applications using Java, JavaScript, React and TypeScript, with emphasis on AWS cloud and CI/CD pipelines. Expect a flexible 37.5-hour week and hybrid office presence.

Qualifications

• Strong commercial experience in software engineering and modern application development.
• Experience building scalable applications, APIs, and distributed systems.
• Experience working with cloud platforms and modern software delivery practices.
• Good understanding of DevOps principles, CI/CD pipelines, containers, and Infrastructure as Code.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support a team of software engineers.
• Design, develop and test bespoke software solutions.
• Provide technical direction and communicate clearly with clients.
• Produce solution architectures and technical designs.
• Build full-stack applications using Java, JavaScript, React and TypeScript.
• Design and deploy cloud-based solutions, primarily using AWS.
• Create CI pipelines (GitLab).
• Work across the full software development lifecycle from requirements to delivery.

Skills

Java

AWS

JavaScript

React

TypeScript

Team leadership

Architectural design

CI/CD

DevOps

Stakeholder communication

Tools

GitLab

Job description

NPAworldwide is seeking a Senior Software Engineer/Technical Lead to remain hands-on while guiding teams on a live Central Government project. You will lead an Agile team, shaping technical solutions and delivering bespoke software that meets challenging operational needs.

You will design, develop and deploy full-stack applications using Java, JavaScript, React and TypeScript, with emphasis on AWS cloud and CI/CD pipelines. Expect a flexible 37.5-hour week and hybrid office presence.