Senior Java Tech Lead - Client-Facing & Mentoring

Hippo Digital Ltd; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading digital services company in the UK is seeking Senior Java Developers to join their teams in Leeds. The role involves driving technical deliverables, collaborating with colleagues, and acting as a senior consultant in software engineering practices. Candidates should have expertise in full stack Java development, microservices design, and be familiar with Agile methodologies. The company offers a competitive salary and a wide range of benefits including a pension scheme, generous holiday allowance, and flexible working options.

Benefits

Contributory pension scheme

25 days holiday plus public holidays

Perkbox access

Critical illness cover

Life assurance

Volunteer days

Cycle-to-work scheme

Salary sacrifice electric vehicles

Season ticket loans

Flexible benefits scheme

Qualifications

• Excellent communication in technical/non-technical terms.
• Experience in delivering user-centred digital solutions.
• Strong knowledge in full stack development.

Responsibilities

• Produce user-centred software based on business requirements.
• Collaborate to design and deliver client solutions.
• Manage software development and deployment pipelines.

Skills

Excellent verbal/written communication skills

Full development lifecycle experience

Core Java, CXF, Spring Boot

JavaScript library experience (Node, React, Angular)

Containerisation experience (Docker, Kubernetes)

Microservices design

Restful API Services experience

Agile methodologies experience

Infrastructure as Code (Cloudformation, Terraform)

Public cloud expertise (AWS, Azure)

CI/CD tools experience

Job description

A leading digital services company in the UK is seeking Senior Java Developers to join their teams in Leeds. The role involves driving technical deliverables, collaborating with colleagues, and acting as a senior consultant in software engineering practices. Candidates should have expertise in full stack Java development, microservices design, and be familiar with Agile methodologies. The company offers a competitive salary and a wide range of benefits including a pension scheme, generous holiday allowance, and flexible working options.