Technical Specialist - Java, Microservices, React.js

Licensed sponsor United Kingdom Posted 1 week ago

Job Summary

Full Stack Engineering Lead | Java + React + AI

Location : London / Bristol

We’re looking for an experienced Full Stack Engineering Lead to lead a feature team and combine strong hands-on engineering skills with technical leadership.

What we’re looking for

Strong Java / Spring Boot backend development experience
Strong React, JavaScript/TypeScript experience
Experience building REST APIs and microservices
Good understanding of AI/GenAI integration within modern applications
Strong Cloud experience, ideally GCP
DevOps & CI/CD experience with tools such as Jenkins/GitHub Actions, Docker and Kubernetes
Experience leading feature/squad teams and driving engineering delivery
Strong understanding of architecture, code quality, security, testing and engineering best practices
Ability to mentor engineers and work closely with Product, Architecture and other engineering teams
Banking/Financial Services experience preferred, but not mandatory

Key Responsibilities

Full Stack Engineering Lead | Java + React + AI

Location : London / Bristol

We’re looking for an experienced Full Stack Engineering Lead to lead a feature team and combine strong hands-on engineering skills with technical leadership.

What we’re looking for

Strong Java / Spring Boot backend development experience
Strong React, JavaScript/TypeScript experience
Experience building REST APIs and microservices
Good understanding of AI/GenAI integration within modern applications
Strong Cloud experience, ideally GCP
DevOps & CI/CD experience with tools such as Jenkins/GitHub Actions, Docker and Kubernetes
Experience leading feature/squad teams and driving engineering delivery
Strong understanding of architecture, code quality, security, testing and engineering best practices
Ability to mentor engineers and work closely with Product, Architecture and other engineering teams
Banking/Financial Services experience preferred, but not mandatory

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1 week ago

Occupation

SOC 2134 · Programmers and software development professionals

Going rate

£54,700 a year (£28.05/h)

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Visa salary

£54,700 · new entrants £38,300

Typical UK pay

£56,914 median full-time

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