Lead Java Developer

Company

A well-established digital product company with site in Newcastle, this organisation specialises in building innovative solutions for regulated industries, with a strong focus on mobile and backend technologies. Known for its long-standing presence in the region and a collaborative engineering culture, the company is currently scaling a proprietary platform used by global clients to ensure compliance with varied regional regulations.

With a growing technical team and a product experiencing rapid international adoption, the business offers a dynamic environment where engineers can influence architecture, scalability, and strategic direction. The Newcastle office is centrally located and serves as a hub for cross-functional collaboration across engineering, product, and leadership teams.

Candidate profileReporting to a Software Engineering Manager, the Lead Backend Engineer will serve as the technical authority for backend development-setting architectural direction, shaping engineering practices, and driving continuous improvement across tools and delivery processes.While remaining hands-on for high-impact work, your primary influence will come through technical leadership: empowering teams to build scalable, secure, and high-performing services.With deep expertise in backend technologies such as Java, Spring Boot, and event-driven systems like Kafka, you'll help ensure architectural consistency and elevate engineering standards across multiple teams.This role is central to aligning technical strategy with business objectives and future-proofing the products backend capabilitiesPerson

• Technical Expertise:
  • Strong Java experience (versions 7 through to latest)
  • Familiarity with Spring Boot, AWS, Kubernetes, Kafka
• Product Mindset:
  • Experience in product based organisations
  • Proven ability to think beyond delivery-considering scalability, cost, latency, and long-term impact
• Leadership & Mentorship:
  • Ability to guide and elevate a team of developers
  • Bring external perspective and best practices to a team largely grown internally
• Bonus:
  • Experience in iGaming or regulated industries