Lead Software Engineer Java AWS - FinTech

Lead Software Engineer / Developer (Java Spring Boot AWS) London / WFH to £115k

Are you a hands-on backend focussed Software Engineer with team leadership skills?

You could be progressing your career in a Lead Software Engineer role at a global FinTech / CFD trading company that has been consistently voted as one of the UKs top employers.

As a Lead Software Engineer you'll join a fairly new team working on a new crypto offering and split your time between hands-on development with people management (70/30). You'll set the technical direction, mentor engineers and ensure code quality, observability, scalability and security are embedded into high-quality, high-impact releases.

You'll be working with a modern, cloud native tech stack using Java, Spring Boot, AWS, Kafka and CI/CD to build highly scalable, distributed systems with 24/7 availability.

Location / WFH:

There's a hybrid model with two days a week work from home, when you are in the office you'll be based in the City with an upbeat team environment, casual dress code and a range of facilities including roof terrace, restaurant and break out areas.

About you:

• You have strong technical and people leadership skills
• You have advanced experience of building cloud-native, distributed systems using Java and Spring Boot
• You have a strong knowledge of AWS including Amazon EKS
• You have experience with Kafka and event driven architectures
• You're collaborative and pragmatic with great communication skills, you're comfortable working with other teams and business stakeholders

What's in it for you:

As a Lead Software Engineer you will earn a competitive package:

• Salary to £115k + Bonus
• Pension, Private Medical Care, Life Assurance
• Option to buy or sell holiday days
• Wellness benefits and gym subsidy
• Childcare vouchers
• Enhanced paternity leave including shared parental pay and leave
• Employee led LGBTQ+, Women's, Black and Parents & Carers networks with an annual budget for organising events and projects that foster an open, diverse and inclusive culture
• Plus a range of other perks

Apply now to find out more about this Lead Software Engineer / Developer (Java Spring Boot AWS) opportunity.