Technical Lead Engineer

We are seeking an exceptional Technical Lead Engineer with a strong backend focus to drive the architecture, development, and implementation of highly scalable, AI-integrated, cloud-native applications. This is a hands-on leadership role that requires deep technical expertise, exceptional implementation speed, and the ability to mentor a team while setting the technical direction. The ideal candidate will be a master practitioner of modern Java/Spring Boot and cloud architectures, with specialised experience in leveraging Generative AI models like Claude AI within enterprise systems.

Responsibilities:

• Technical Strategy and AI Integration: Lead the technical vision for backend services, focusing on robust and scalable integration of third-party AI APIs (e. g., Terminal Anthropic, Claude).
• AI Quality Assurance: Develop and implement strategies and tooling to proactively detect and mitigate AI hallucinations and ensure the integrity and reliability of AI-generated content or decisions within the application flow.
• Architecture and Delivery: Function as a "principal engineer" who can rapidly design and implement production-ready solutions, driving implementation velocity across the team while maintaining Clean Architecture and SOLID principles.
• Code and Standards: Set and enforce high coding standards, conduct rigorous deep-dive code reviews, and provide expert guidance on concurrency, JVM tuning, and performance optimisation (e. g., using Java Virtual Threads).
• DevOps and Cloud-Native: Design, secure, and deploy high-availability solutions on AWS, championing Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or AWS CDK) and DevSecOps practices. Frontend Collaboration (20-30%): Provide hands-on guidance and contribution to modern front-end stack development, focusing on integrating data-intensive APIs with Next.js and modern SPA architectures.
• Engineering Rigour and Git Strategy: Define, enforce, and optimise advanced Git branching strategies (e. g., Gitflow, Trunk-Based Development) to maximise team efficiency and maintain code quality.

Requirements:

• (Backend Focus: 70-80%)Java Mastery: Expert-level proficiency in Java 17/21 including advanced concurrency, threading models, and deep knowledge of JVM internals.
• Spring Ecosystem: Expert knowledge of Spring Boot 3 x, Spring Security (JWT, session management), and developing distributed systems.