Lead Backend Engineer – £525-575 per day, Outside IR35 – Remote Contract – Ideally 1-2 in person meetings per month, London
Remote
London, United Kingdom
£ 575 / day
Freelance
26-02-2025
Job Specifications
Lead Backend Engineer
Java – Spring Boot – GCP
Remote Contract – Ideally 1-2 in person meetings per month, London
£525-575 per day, Outside IR35
Initial 3 month engagement with likely extensions
Our exciting Fintech Startup client is looking to engage the services of an experienced Lead Backend Engineer / Lead Java Engineer on a contract basis for 3 months initially, with likely extensions beyond.
This is a remote contract with ideally 1-2 in person visits per month in London.
Project Scope
Lead the migration of backend systems from Java Servlets and GWT/GXT to Spring Boot, implementing a modular monolith approach and ensuring microservices readiness. Migrate the platform to Google Cloud Platform (GCP) with a focus on auto-scaling, horizontal scaling, and stateless design while maintaining security, performance, and API-driven architecture.
Key Responsibilities
Backend Re-architecture: Migrate from Java servlets to Spring Boot, design REST APIs, and refactor features like SSO and data exports.
Cloud Migration: Move backend and infrastructure to GCP, enabling auto-scaling and stateless services using JWT.
Data Migration: Migrate metadata from Oracle to MySQL, ensuring scalability.
Security & Performance: Implement Spring Security, optimise performance with GCP tools, and set up monitoring.
Collaboration: Work closely with frontend teams, communicate progress to stakeholders, and ensure business requirements are met. Also working closely with a small Offshore Development team.
Key Skills
Technical Expertise: Experience with Spring Boot, Spring Security, REST API design, MySQL, GCP, Compute Engine, GCP Networking, and containerisation.
Architecture & Design: Knowledge of modular monoliths and microservices architecture.
DevOps & CI/CD: Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Jenkins, GitLab CI, and Docker.
Security & Scalability: Expertise in cloud security, OWASP 10, OAuth, SSO, and scalable cloud apps.
The ideal Contractor will have delivered a similar project, collaborating with stakeholders and offshore teams,
Please apply by submitting your latest CV for immediate review by our talent team.
About the Company
Unify was created to reshape the rules of the recruitment industry. With an authentic and transparent approach, we set out to connect top class talent with the most passionate, innovative and forward thinking employers in the UK Our mission is to do things differently, to keep things simple and streamlined to ensure the best for our candidates, clients and, of course, our planet. Unify was built on principles and this is reflected in our dedicated team. We’re a likeable, diverse, and refreshing team of professionals that no... Know more
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