Salary: £100,000 - 100,000 per year Requirements: Extensive experience in enterprise-level Java development with deep REST API and microservice expertise. Strong experience with databases (PostgreSQL/Oracle), cloud-native practices, and CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions). Proven leadership in agile environments and mentoring technical teams. Exposure to monitoring, Kafka, caching, and AI technologies is advantageous. Responsibilities: Lead design and development of large-scale backend services in Java/J2EE (Spring, Hibernate, REST APIs). Own solution architecture across microservices, containers (Docker/Kubernetes), and cloud-native deployments. Oversee development standards, documentation, mentoring, and quality assurance. Engage in GenAI tooling and integration (e.g. GPT, Claude, GitHub Copilot). Ensure high system performance, maintainability, and security across deployments. Technologies: AI API Backend CI/CD Cloud Copilot Docker GitHub Hibernate Support Java Jenkins Kafka Kubernetes Oracle PostgreSQL REST Security Spring microservices Java EE More: We are a global technology company based in Belfast, looking for a Senior Java Technical Lead to join our product engineering team. Our hybrid working model allows for 3 days onsite in a modern office environment. We offer an excellent benefits package that includes an annual bonus, private healthcare, a 9% non-contributory pension scheme, and various lifestyle and wellbeing support programs. Join us to make a substantial impact in a flexible working environment. last updated 4 week of 2026