Senior Java Software Engineering Lead - AWS / Spring Framework / Microservices

This is an opportunity to work at the heart of a world-class technology platform, building and owning mission-critical systems that power a fast-paced, highly sophisticated business. You’ll join an environment that values engineering excellence, innovation, and thoughtful design, where technology is viewed as a genuine competitive advantage.

If you thrive on solving complex technical challenges, enjoy partnering closely with business stakeholders, and want to see your work directly influence high-impact decision-making, this role offers exceptional ownership, technical depth, and career growth.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Design, develop, and optimise low-latency, high-performance distributed systems.
• Architect scalable and resilient solutions that support complex business workflows and critical operations.
• Partner closely with business users and stakeholders to translate real-world challenges into elegant technical solutions.
• Take end-to-end ownership of production systems, ensuring reliability, performance, and operational excellence.
• Contribute to and enhance robust end-of-day and operational processes.
• Lead technical decision-making and champion engineering best practices across software development, testing, deployment, and monitoring.
• Mentor and develop a high-performing team of software engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration, technical excellence, and continuous improvement.

What We’re Looking For

• 10+ years of software engineering experience in a fast-paced, high-performance production environment.
• Strong Computer Science fundamentals, including algorithms, data structures, system design, and software architecture.
• Proven commercial experience developing enterprise applications using Java, Spring Boot, and modern microservices architectures.
• Strong SQL skills with experience working on large-scale, data-intensive applications.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities with a passion for tackling complex technical challenges.
• Comfortable operating with a high degree of ownership, autonomy, and accountability.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related discipline.
• Deep understanding of multi-threaded, concurrent, and distributed systems.
• Experience with modern cloud and infrastructure technologies such as AWS, Kubernetes, Redis, and containerised environments.
• Exposure to messaging platforms, event-driven architectures, service-oriented architectures, and asynchronous system design.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD practices, automated testing frameworks, observability, and production monitoring tools.
• Solid Linux experience and familiarity with NoSQL databases and distributed data platforms.
• Demonstrated leadership experience managing and mentoring high-performing software engineering teams of approximately 5-7 engineers.
• Track record of delivering complex, business-critical projects within demanding environments.

What’s on Offer

• The opportunity to work on highly visible, mission-critical systems with direct business impact.
• Significant ownership and autonomy in a technically challenging environment.
• Exposure to complex, large-scale distributed systems and cutting-edge technologies.
• A collaborative team of exceptional engineers who are passionate about technology and continuous learning.
• Competitive compensation package with strong long-term growth and leadership opportunities.
• A culture that rewards initiative, innovation, and engineering excellence.