Lead Backend Software Engineer Java Kafka

Lead Backend Software Engineer / Developer (Java Kafka SpringBoot) London / WFH to £120k

Are you a skilled Backend Software Engineer with strong Java and real-time messaging experience combined with SC Clearance?

You could be progressing your career in a senior, hands-on Lead Backend Software Engineer position at a scale-up technology company with a successful workforce management solution used within the government, defence and other public sector clients.

As a Lead Backend Software Engineer you will take a lead role in designing and developing secure, event driven, distributed backend systems for real-time operations, resilience and extensibility. You'll collaborate with engineers across the full stack to integrate backend services with Identity and Access control frameworks such as Keycloak, apply observability best practices and contribute to system architecture and codebase quality through reviews and mentoring.

Location / WFH :

You can work from home most of the time, meeting up with colleagues in the London office once a week.

About you :

• You have significant experience as a backend focussed Java software engineering with leadership responsibilities
• You have strong Spring Boot, Kafka and event driven microservices experience with high throughput
• You have leadership, mentoring and coaching skills

You have a stron...