Technical Lead Java/Fullstack

Salary: £75,000 - 85,000 per year

Requirements

• Strong commercial Java experience
• Full-stack experience with TypeScript, JavaScript, and React
• Cloud experience, particularly AWS; Azure is beneficial
• CI/CD experience with tools such as GitLab
• Experience leading or mentoring engineers
• Comfortable engaging with clients and providing technical direction
• Consultancy experience is beneficial but not essential
• Must be a British citizen and have lived permanently in the UK for the last 5 years to be SC clearable

Responsibilities

• Lead engineers and provide technical direction
• Shape architecture and design decisions
• Work directly with clients to solve complex problems and deliver high-quality software
• Stay hands-on while owning technical leadership
• Work across the full software lifecycle, from requirements and architecture through development, deployment, and ongoing support
• Contribute to complex, mission-critical government projects

Technologies

• AWS
• Azure
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• GitLab
• Support
• Java
• JavaScript
• React
• TypeScript
• Fullstack

More

We are a growing consultancy working on complex, mission-critical government projects that make the UK a safer place to live. This is a remote-first role with two days a month onsite in client locations, offering a salary of up to £85,000, flexible working hours, hybrid working, 5 days of external training plus a dedicated learning and development budget, a dedicated career coach, technical guilds, matched pension and healthcare, and regular socials and company events. We offer a strong opportunity for a hands-on engineer looking for more technical ownership, interesting projects, and a clear route to progression.

last updated 32 week of 2026