Engineering manager (Java)

Java Software Engineering Manager (x2) - 6 month - 3 days pw onsite London - Circa £650pd outside IR35

We're looking for a hands on Java Software Engineering Manager to lead a high performing team building reliable, scalable systems. You'll balance technical leadership with people management, setting clear direction while staying close enough to the code to guide architecture and best practices.

Ideally you will have managed teams working with Java and modern backend technologies, a proven track record of leading engineers, and a pragmatic, calm approach to problem solving. Any E commerce experience would also be highly advantageous.

Technical Requirements

• Strong commercial experience withJava/managing JVM engineers
• Promote DevOps (build/run it) methodology and practices
• Experience designing and deliveringmicroservices based architectures
• Solid understanding ofCI/CD pipelines, including build automation, testing, and deployment
• Familiarity with modern engineering practices: automated testing, infrastructure as code, monitoring, and observability

Technology Stack

• Backend development across modern JVM frameworks includingSpring,Spring Boot, andMicronaut, primarily usingJava
• Cloud native services deployed onAzure, with orchestration viaKubernetesand system monitoring/observability using tools such asDynatrace
• Data persistence and storage using a mix of relational and NoSQL technologies, includingSQL ServerandMongoDB
• Frontend applications built with contemporary JavaScript frameworks and languages such asReact,Next.js,Angular, andTypeScript
• In memory data grids and caching solutions leveraging technologies likeRedisandIgnite

If of interest, please apply with your updated CV and we can arrange a call.