Senior Lead Engineer - Payments Platform (Java, AWS, K8s)

Pulse Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 108,000 - 132,000; Full time

Job summary

Pulse Group is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to take technical ownership of its payments and FX platform. You will stay hands-on and drive architectural decisions within a small, highly capable engineering team.

You will design and maintain Java applications (Spring Boot), lead the move to cloud-native microservices on AWS and Kubernetes, and define engineering standards and best practices. Hybrid working in Central London with regular office days, focusing on scalable, event-driven systems

Qualifications

• Extensive experience developing backend applications using Java & Spring Boot.
• Strong experience delivering microservices and distributed systems.
• Hands-on experience with AWS, Kubernetes and Terraform in production.
• Experience modernising legacy applications and improving architecture.
• Experience with Kafka or similar event-driven technologies.
• Confidence working across application development, infrastructure and production troubleshooting.
• Previous experience operating as a Technical Lead or autonomous Senior Engineer.
• Experience in fintech/payments or regulated environments is valuable.

Responsibilities

• Taking technical ownership of a complex payments platform consisting of approximately 30 backend services.
• Designing, developing and maintaining scalable Java applications using Spring Boot.
• Leading the modernisation of legacy Java systems into modern, cloud-native microservices.
• Working hands-on with AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform and Helm to manage and improve cloud infrastructure.
• Designing event-driven architectures using Kafka, with a focus on reliability, resilience and performance.
• Setting technical standards, driving best practices and supporting other engineers across the team.
• Working closely with product leadership to influence technical priorities and the engineering roadmap.
• Identifying technical risks, improving platform stability and driving continuous improvements.
• Remaining actively involved in coding, architecture, troubleshooting and technical delivery.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Microservices

AWS

Kubernetes

Terraform

Kafka

System design

Technical leadership

Cloud-native architectures

Tools

Terraform

Helm

Job description

Pulse Group is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to take technical ownership of its payments and FX platform. You will stay hands-on and drive architectural decisions within a small, highly capable engineering team.

You will design and maintain Java applications (Spring Boot), lead the move to cloud-native microservices on AWS and Kubernetes, and define engineering standards and best practices. Hybrid working in Central London with regular office days, focusing on scalable, event-driven systems