The Java Technical Lead role in the business services industry focuses on leading technology teams to deliver robust and scalable solutions. This permanent position is ideal for someone with a strong technical background and a passion for driving innovation.

Client Details

This opportunity is with a medium-sized organisation operating within the business services industry. The company is dedicated to delivering high-quality solutions and values technical expertise to support its growth and client-focused operations.

Description

• Lead and manage technology teams to deliver high-quality software solutions.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate them into technical deliverables.
• Oversee the design, development, and implementation of technical solutions.
• Ensure best practices in coding, testing, and deployment are followed.
• Provide technical mentorship and guidance to team members.
• Monitor system performance and ensure scalability and reliability.
• Stay updated with emerging technologies and recommend their integration where appropriate.
• Contribute to strategic planning within the technology department.

Profile

• hands-on Java development experience; expert-level command of modern Java (17+) is non-negotiable.
• 2+ years leading engineering teams or operating as a tech lead / lead engineer with ownership of design and delivery outcomes.
• Deep Spring Boot expertise: REST APIs, Spring Security, Spring Data, Spring Cache; proven ability to set patterns others follow.
• Strong command of microservices architecture and distributed-systems fundamentals - resilience patterns, consistency trade-offs, API versioning
• Experience with Camunda BPM or similar workflow engines, including designing workflow-driven business processes.
• Strong SQL and PostgreSQL skills, including schema design and query optimisation; depth in ORM frameworks (Hibernate/JPA).
• Practical leadership: branching strategy ownership (trunk-based development), code review culture, and release management.
• Working knowledge of OAuth2 / OpenID Connect, JWT, secure API design, and threat-modelling basics.
• Experience owning CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps) and driving deployment automation and quality gates.
• Demonstrated production (or near-production) experience with at least one of: LLM API integration, vector databases, prompt engineering, or RAG pipeline
• Familiarity with REST-based AI APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Vertex AI, or equivalent) and a working understanding of embeddings, semantic search, and
• Comfortable reading Python code or notebooks (most AI libraries are Python-first); ability to translate patterns into robust Java implementations
• Active, fluent use of AI coding tools in your current workflow - and a point of view on where they help and where they don''t.
• Strong Agile delivery experience - sprint planning, story decomposition, backlog grooming, retrospectives - including facilitating these ceremonies for a team.
• Strong testing leadership: unit, component, and integration testing discipline (JUnit 5, Mockito, Testcontainers); exposure to BDD or contract testing is a plus.
• Deep appreciation for observability: structured logging, distributed tracing, metrics, and alerting hygiene.

Job Offer

• Competitive salary ranging from -80000 to -90000 per annum.
• Hybrid 2 days on site in London.
• Permanent position offering stability and growth opportunities.
• Comprehensive benefits package to support your wellbeing.
• A collaborative environment within a medium-sized organisation.
• Opportunities to work on innovative projects in the business services industry.

If you are ready to take the next step in your career as a Technical Lead, apply now and join a company that values your expertise.