Lead Java Engineer jobs in Kent

You will work across cutting‑edge platforms including Payment Networks, Digital Banking, Emerging Payments, and highly scalable data and analytics environments built on Google Cloud Platform, Data Lakes and Power BI. This role involves modern engineering, integration, testing, and hands‑on development within a high‑impact digital landscape.

You will oversee 2–3 backend squads, shaping long-term microservices architecture using Java 21 and AWS. This role balances strategic technical leadership with hands-on mentorship to drive engineering excellence, security, and scalable system design. Why this role is remarkable:

Role: Lead Test Engineer Contract Length: 12 Months Location: Hybrid – 3 days per week in office (except London). So Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester or Newcastle Must haves: - Significant experience leading and testing micro services - Functional and non functional testing - Hands on experience in automation testing Leadership skills - Experience leading microservices...

Role:Maintenance Team Leader / Lead Maintenance Engineer A high number of candidates may make applications for this position, so make sure to send your CV and application through as soon as possible. Salary:£54,000 - £56,000 per annum, plus Benefits and career growth opportunities Hours:Days Monday to Friday (7am - 4pm) Start/Finish flexible. Location:Rochester, Kent - commutable from Aylesford,...

You will be leading a team of highly capable engineers to deliver against your plans and estimates.

Job Description We are looking for a proactive and experienced Facilities & Engineering Lead to join our Operations team on a full-time basis in Westerham. In this key leadership role, you will oversee the Engineering and Maintenance teams, ensure efficient site operations while driving continuous improvement across manufacturing and facilities. You’ll take a hands-on approach to optimising...

You will be our technical design authority, shaping the department, building our technical credibility, and leading the charge on our NERS accreditation journey. This is a unique chance to build something from the ground up in a fast-paced start-up environment, with a clear path to directorship.

You will tackle technical challenges that bridge software engineering with real-world manufacturing processes. This role blends hands-on technical expertise with leadership responsibilities, offering both team mentorship and active involvement in architecture, design, process improvement, and code review.

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Systems Engineering Lead to join a specialist Systems Engineering function supporting complex, multi-national defence programmes. This role performs the duties of a senior technical lead position and works closely with programme leadership and engineering stakeholders across the wider organisation. Key Responsibilities: - Promote, develop and embed best...

Lead Platform Engineer London / WFH to £150k Are you a platform engineering technologist with start-up experience and a first class education looking for a new opportunity? You could be joining a small Fintech start-up run by small, successful and proven team of finance technology entrepreneurs, backed by Silicon Valley investors, as they build out the product, currently in stealth mode. As a...

Lead Software Engineer Stealth AI Fintech Startup | London | Hybrid (3 days on-site) We’re hiring on behalf of an innovative Fintech startup that is building an AI-driven platform that’s rethinking how investors analyse, access, and manage alternative assets (e.g. private equity, private credit and other private markets). They've built there MVP, raised funding from experienced fintech...

Are you an Engineering Team Lead who wants more than just fixing breakdowns and ticking boxes. This is a hands-on leadership role in a fast-moving manufacturing environment that’s had multi-million-pound upgrades and investment poured into the site. New kit. New systems. Higher standards. I need someone who can step up and lead from the front. You’ll report directly to the Engineering Shift...

HV Plant (Primary Design) Team Lead Location: United Kingdom (remote working available) Salary: up to £90,000 (+ benefits) Turner Lovell are recruiting on behalf of a leading utility infrastructure and engineering services provider delivering high-voltage power and grid connection projects across the UK. As part of continued growth within their power engineering division, our client is seeking...

You will work across cutting‑edge platforms including Payment Networks, Digital Banking, Emerging Payments, and highly scalable data and analytics environments built on Google Cloud Platform, Data Lakes and Power BI. This role involves modern engineering, integration, testing, and hands‑on development within a high‑impact digital landscape.

You will oversee 2–3 backend squads, shaping long-term microservices architecture using Java 21 and AWS. This role balances strategic technical leadership with hands-on mentorship to drive engineering excellence, security, and scalable system design. Why this role is remarkable:

You will be leading a team of highly capable engineers to deliver against your plans and estimates.

Role: Lead Test Engineer Contract Length: 12 Months Location: Hybrid – 3 days per week in office (except London). So Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester or Newcastle Must haves: - Significant experience leading and testing micro services - Functional and non functional testing - Hands on experience in automation testing Leadership skills - Experience leading microservices...

You will also provide support in relation to all maintenance tasks and projects being undertaken, including breakdowns, PPM, equipment updates, new installations and building maintenance or infrastructure upgrades.

You will be leading a team of highly capable engineers to deliver against your plans and estimates.

You will be leading a team of highly capable engineers to deliver against your plans and estimates.