Senior Java Backend Developer

Senior Java Developer / Backend Engineer (Spring Boot TDD) Manchester / WFH to £78k Are you a Senior Java Developer with hands-on leadership skills? You could be progressing your career at a global games software house. As a Senior Java Developer you will play a key role in guiding and inspiring a small, high-performing development team, working on real-time in sports betting applications. This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on leader who enjoys balancing technical delivery with team development and collaboration, with approximately an 80/20 split between hands-on architecture and coding and technical leadership (decision making, coaching, mentoring). Collaborating closely with the Product Owner, you'll oversee the full delivery lifecycle, ensuring that the product backlog is delivered efficiently and to a high standard. You'll promote engineering excellence, encouraging best practices and contributing to continuous improvement across both team and wider organisation. Location / WFH: You'll join the team in Central Manchester three days a week with flexibility to work from home twice a week. About you: You have strong backend software engineering skills and experienceYou have strong Java and Spring Boot development experienceYou have technical / team leadership, mentoring and coaching experience, you're an advocate of software engineering best practicesYou have experience with Test Driven Development TDDYou have a strong knowledge of Computer Science fundamentals such as OOP, multithreading, Design Patterns, Data StructuresYou're comfortable with agentic AI codingYou're collaborative and pragmatic with great communication and stakeholder management skillsNice to have (not essential): Kafka, Kubernetes, Docker, AWS What's in it for you: Salary to £78kPersonalised training budgetPensionHealthcare including dental and opticalVarious wellness experiences, gym subsidy, cycle to work scheme, volunteer days and much moreDiverse, supportive environment with great career progression opportunities Apply now to find out more about this Senior Java Developer / Backend Engineer (Spring Boot TDD) opportunity.