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

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

You could be progressing your career in a Lead Backend 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 Backend 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 Backend 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 Backend Software Engineer / Developer (Java AWS) opportunity.

At Client Server we believe in a diverse workplace that allows people to play to their strengths and continually learn. We're an equal opportunities employer whose people come from all walks of life and will never discriminate based on race, colour, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. The clients we work with share our values.