Technical Lead Software Engineer – Payments Platform

Visa; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global payment technology company is seeking a Technical Lead Software Engineer to implement an industry-leading API responsible for processing billions of transactions. You will lead discussions around technical direction, mentor junior team members, and develop highly available cloud-native applications on AWS. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience with Java and modern cloud architecture practices, alongside strong communication skills. This is an opportunity to make impactful changes in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

Strong platform and product support

Opportunity for impactful work

Mentoring opportunities

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in Java Backend Development.
• Expert knowledge of Docker, EKS, AWS, and Kafka.
• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead discussions on technical direction and systems design.
• Mentor more junior team members.
• Build and maintain highly available, cloud-native applications.

Skills

Java Backend Development

Functional Java (versions 8+)

Scrum/Kanban

Docker

EKS

AWS

Kafka

Communication Skills

Cloud-Native Architectures

TDD, BDD, Contract Testing

Tools

Springboot

Terraform

GitHub

Job description

A leading global payment technology company is seeking a Technical Lead Software Engineer to implement an industry-leading API responsible for processing billions of transactions. You will lead discussions around technical direction, mentor junior team members, and develop highly available cloud-native applications on AWS. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience with Java and modern cloud architecture practices, alongside strong communication skills. This is an opportunity to make impactful changes in a fast-paced environment.