Lead Java Engineer jobs in Manchester

You will drive strategy for your area of expertise across teams and foster a developer community within your domain. The role involves mentoring junior staff, ensuring high-quality deliverables, promoting best practices like TDD and BDD, and leading engineering practices across the SDLC.

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 have knowledge of software development and some exposure to mentoring junior Engineers would be a benefit.

You will be happy solving technical problems for customers even if this means working with new technologies. They have a vast array of already built products so candidates will have a lot of working product source code to help get started.

Job Description Application Support Engineer - Manchester An Application Support Engineer with experience in Java, around application support or software development & SQL, is required by a leading company based in the North West. This role will offer mostly remote, so it requires 1 day a week in the Warrington office. You can also progress into a fully-fledged Software Engineer...

You will play a vital role in influencing best practice, tech decisions and deliver of complex solutions & defining new features to meet the needs of our expanding customer base.

You will be an active member of your agile Scrum team from day one working with Agile methodologies and frameworks and will commit code in your first week.

Lead Software Engineer / Team Lead Manchester / WFH to £80k Are you a hands-on technical leader with strong Java skills? You could be working on complex and interesting systems using the latest technology within a diverse, supportive environment whilst enjoying a range of perks and continual learning opportunities at a global games software house. What's in it for you: Salary to...

Our client, a mission-led consultancy, is looking for an experienced Principal Software Engineer (Java) to join their growing team. They deliver secure, modern software solutions to the UK Government and Defence sectors, enabling clients to build scalable systems and progressive web applications that drive real impact. This is a senior-level opportunity for a hands-on engineer who enjoys leading...

You will design, build, and maintain secure, scalable Back End services using Java, microservices, and API-driven integration patterns, deployed on Microsoft Azure. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in complex environments, enjoys solving technical challenges, and can contribute to high-quality, user-centred public services.

Job Title: Lead Platform Engineer Location: Manchester (Hybrid - 1 day per week in office) Salary: £80,000 - £90,000 + Benefits Eligibility: Must be UK-based (no sponsorship available) About the Role We're looking for a Lead Platform Engineer to take ownership of the design, delivery, and optimisation of our enterprise cloud hosting platforms. This role combines hands-on engineering with...

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:

Job Title: Technical Lead / Staff Software Engineer//Engineering Lead/Technical Director/Chief Engineer Salary: £63,000 - £103,000 Location: Manchester Our client is seeking enthusiastic and proactive individuals to join their growing team. Working in a busy but dynamic environment, you will Join our clients Digital & Data team working alongside product, design and a wide range of other...

Job Description 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...

Job Title: Lead Design Engineer Location: Manchester (Linley House) Flexible hybrid working (1-2 days onsite following onboarding) Job Type: Permanent, Full-Time Company: Electricity North West Ltd Salary: £74,196 - £90,239.52 based on experience At Electricity North West Ltd we power the lives of 5 million people in the North West of England. We are looking for a Lead Electrical Design...

You will collaborate closely with cross-f...

LEAD/ PRINCIPAL DEVOPS ENGINEER- EDV CLEARED Learn more about the general tasks related to this opportunity below, as well as required skills. PRINCIPAL DEVOPS ENGINEER Permanent opportunity for a Lead/ Principal DevOps Engineer with active enhanced DV clearance. Salary up to £100,000 DOE Manchester based offices To apply, please call Laura Jackson on , or email with an up-to-date CV. WHO...

Lead Platform Engineer Hybrid £80-90k You could be just the right applicant for this job Read all associated information and make sure to apply. IaC, AWS, Cloud, Linux, Kubernetes, Python, Go, TypeScript, Terraform, Ansible, Git, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Internet Tech This exciting and established client is looking to add a Lead Platform Engineerto their development team . The successful candidate...

Job Description This role is primarily responsible for leading, designing and delivering power solution projects. The role involves provision of the design, documentation and technical reports required to fulfil the design objectives consistent with the requirements and standards as set out in the customer’s specification. The end-user platforms for these solutions reside in the aerospace, land...

Senior / Lead Software Engineer (Hands-on Lead) - Typescript, Go, .NET, C#, AWS Up to £90,000 | Manchester City Centre | Hybrid (23 days onsite) dcoded is partnering with one of the UKs most ambitious fintech platforms. We are looking to hire a Senior / Lead Software Engineer who wants to stay close to the code while shaping how a squad delivers. This is a role for engineers who enjoy...

Lead DevOps Engineer - Manchester A leading boutique cloud consultancy is launching a brand-new office in Manchester City Centre and is seeking a Lead DevOps Engineer to join their expanding team. Are you passionate about working on large-scale cloud projects for enterprise clients? Do you thrive in a collaborative environment where your skills make a tangible impact? Can you combine technical...

You will be an active member of your agile Scrum team from day one working with Agile methodologies and frameworks and will commit code in your first week.