Lead Java Engineer - Energy and Emissions Business

We are seeking a Lead Java Engineer to strengthen our experienced and dynamic team in our Risk Management System (RMS) Trade Processing platform. As a Lead Java Engineer, you will lead the design, development, and delivery of scalable full-stack applications using Java, Spring Boot, and modern web technologies.

Our technology stack includes Java, Spring, Kafka, Oracle Database, and React, offering opportunities to work across both backend and frontend components of a business-critical system.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the design, development, and delivery of scalable full-stack applications using Java, Spring Boot, and modern web technologies.
• Drive technical architecture decisions and ensure solutions meet functional, non-functional, security, and regulatory requirements.
• Own the end-to-end software development lifecycle, from solution design and implementation through deployment and production support.
• Produce clear and comprehensive technical documentation covering architecture, design decisions, APIs, operational processes, and support procedures.
• Support incident management, root-cause analysis, and implementation of long-term preventive measures.

What we'll offer you:

• Hybrid Working - we understand that employee expectations and preferences are changing.
• Competitive salary and non-contributory pension.
• 30 days' holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase additional days.
• Life Assurance and Private Healthcare for you and your family.
• A range of flexible benefits including Retail Discounts, a Bike4Work scheme, and Gym benefits.
• The opportunity to support a wide-ranging CSR programme + 2 days' volunteering leave per year.

Your skills and experience:

• Extensive experience in enterprise software development using Java, Spring Boot, Spring Framework, and related backend technologies.
• Proven expertise in designing and implementing RESTful APIs and microservices architectures.
• Strong commitment to test-driven development, automated testing, and quality engineering practices.
• Nice to have: experience developing modern web applications using React, TypeScript.
• Proven ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, optimise workflows to solve business problems, while applying critical judgment to ensure responsible and ethical use of data and AI outputs.