Lead Java Developer

Lead Java Developer

Contract Type:

Contractor

Location:

Sydney

Industry:

IT

Contact Name:

Ed Garnsey

Contact Phone:

+61 (0)4 0650 6360

Date Published:

19-Oct-2026

We're currently looking for an extremely proficient, Lead Java Developer to join our financial services client in Sydney on a 6 month, rolling contract to help them build their cloud-native platform.

The role will encompass both hands-on engineering & leadership; you will lead technical delivery from initial system design through to development and production, while mentoring more junior devs and enhancing the team’s overall capability and productivity.

Responsibilities:

  • Strong Core Java skills
  • Experience developing high-performing APIs in Java/Spring Boot within scaled, cloud environments.
  • Strong hands-on experience on Spring/Spring Boot
  • Solid understanding of Microservices architecture
  • Experience with relational database management systems (RDBMS)
  • Extensive experience with version control tools like Git, Bitbucket, CI/CD, code review
  • Experience with Infrastructure-as-code using tools like Terraform is essential - greenfield environment

What's on offer?

  • Lead technical direction, assess architectural options, and make pragmatic technology decisions while mentoring junior developers and promoting engineering best practices.

  • Take ownership of the end-to-end software development lifecycle, from solution design and implementation through to testing and deployment.

  • Long term contract work

If you're excited by the prospects of this role, please apply and we'll give you a call asap to discuss! :)

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