We are looking for an experienced Tech Lead: JavaScript Developer to join a high-performing technology environment and play a key role in the design, development and evolution of modern, scalable enterprise applications.

This is a hands-on technical leadership role for an experienced full-stack engineer who can work confidently across Angular, Java, cloud-native technologies, APIs and microservices, while contributing to architecture, engineering standards and technical direction.

The ideal candidate will bring 8+ years of professional development experience, preferably within financial services, investment platforms or another regulated enterprise environment.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

Full-Stack Software Development

• Design, develop and maintain high-quality Java and Angular applications across front-end and back-end layers.
  
• Build scalable, modular and maintainable enterprise solutions.
  
• Develop and integrate APIs, services and application components.
  
• Apply appropriate architecture and design patterns.
  
• Ensure solutions meet performance, security, resilience and scalability requirements.
  

Technical Leadership & Architecture

• Provide hands-on technical leadership across development initiatives.
  
• Contribute to solution architecture and technical design decisions.
  
• Produce and maintain technical design and architecture documentation.
  
• Interpret and apply UML models and technical design artefacts.
  
• Promote development standards, engineering best practices and coding guidelines.
  
• Influence the long-term evolution of application platforms and technology solutions.
  

Cloud, Microservices & Integration

• Work with AWS and cloud-native technologies.
  
• Design and develop microservices and distributed applications.
  
• Work with Docker, CI/CD and DevOps practices.
  
• Develop and integrate RESTful APIs and web services.
  
• Work with synchronous and asynchronous integration and messaging patterns.
  

Engineering Quality

• Define and implement effective unit and integration testing strategies.
  
• Apply strong coding practices focused on quality, maintainability and testability.
  
• Troubleshoot complex technical issues and production defects.
  
• Use automation and testing practices to improve solution stability.
  
• Incorporate operational feedback and user insights into continuous improvement.
  

Innovation & Continuous Improvement

• Analyse application behaviour, platform metrics and technology trends.
  
• Identify opportunities to improve performance, scalability and reliability.
  
• Evaluate emerging technologies and development practices.
  
• Propose innovative technical solutions aligned to business and customer requirements.
  

Collaboration & Technical Mentoring

• Work closely with technical and business stakeholders.
  
• Clearly communicate technical options, risks, constraints and trade-offs.
  
• Collaborate across development, architecture, infrastructure and other technology teams.
  
• Coach and mentor developers and contribute to the growth of the engineering team.
  

Production, Risk & Security

• Support production environments and resolve complex defects.
  
• Identify technical and delivery risks proactively.
  
• Apply secure development principles and application security controls.
  
• Ensure compliance with relevant technology standards and operational controls.
  
• Contribute to technology roadmaps and broader IT strategy.
  

Requirements

TECHNICAL SKILLS WE'RE LOOKING FOR

Core Development

• Java
  
• JavaScript
  
• Angular / AngularJS / Angular.io
  
• Spring / Spring Boot
  
• HTML / CSS
  
• Node.js / Express.js
  
• Full-stack development
  

Architecture & Integration

• Microservices
  
• Distributed systems
  
• REST APIs / Web Services
  
• Swagger / OpenAPI
  
• API integration patterns
  
• Messaging / asynchronous processing
  
• JMS
  
• XML and related data formats
  

Cloud & DevOps

• AWS
  
• Docker
  
• CI/CD
  
• DevOps practices
  
• Linux environments
  
• Git
  
• Gradle
  

Databases

• MongoDB / NoSQL
  
• DynamoDB / CouchDB
  
• SQL
  
• PostgreSQL
  
• Oracle
  
• DB2
  

Testing

• JUnit
  
• Mockito
  
• Unit testing
  
• Integration testing
  
• Test automation