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FDM Group

Senior Java Lead

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London, United Kingdom

£ 110,000 / year

Freelance

16-01-2025

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Job Specifications

FDM is a global business and technology consultancy seeking a Software Engineering Manager to work for our client within the Retail sector. This is initially a 6-month contract with the potential to extend and will be a hybrid role based in London.

Our client is looking for an experienced Software Engineering Manger who can build, mentor, and manage a high-performing software engineering team. You will be expected to provide technical guidance and support to engineering teams for complex projects as well as monitor project progress, risks, and dependencies, taking corrective action when necessary.

Responsibilities
Facilitate communication and collaboration among team members
Ensure budgets, people and resource allocation, and workload, balance across projects
Oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of software projects, ensuring alignment with business objectives and timelines
Work closely with product management, design, programme management, and others to define project scope, goals, and deliverables
Drive the adoption of standards, and methodologies for software development
Evaluate and recommend new technologies, tools, and platforms to improve the engineering process and software quality
Work with senior engineers to develop the team's technical roadmap and support the product management team to prioritise it against the commercial roadmap
Establish and enforce quality standards, ensuring software products meet performance, reliability, and usability requirements
Oversee the maintenance and support of existing software systems, ensuring prompt resolution of issues and bugs

Requirements
Previous polyglot hands-on senior software engineer
Experience working on highly scalable software solutions across web or backend
Extensive background in software engineering with several years’ experience in a variety of systems and technologies
Experience building and leading teams of highly skilled, senior software engineers that deliver high-quality software.
Excellent understanding of system design, software architecture, cloud, and software engineering standard methodologies,
Promoter of DevOps: you build it, you run it
Strong understanding of testing strategies and reliability engineering
Excellent people management, interpersonal, analytical, and problem-solving skills
Ability to lead and line manage senior engineers and technical partners to a desired outcome
Able to influence people at senior levels and from the highly technical to non-technical

Technical Requirements
Java, Spring, SpringBOOT, Micronaut
React, Next.js, Typescript, Angular
Azure Cloud, Kubernetes, Dynatrace (observability)
SQL Server, MongoDB
Ignite, Redis

Why join us?
Career coaching and access to upskilling throughout your entire FDM career
Initial upskilling pre-assignment that has been accredited by TechSkills
Assignments with global companies and opportunities to work abroad
Opportunity to obtain certifications from Microsoft, Salesforce, Cisco and more
Access to the Buy As You Earn share scheme

About FDM
We are a business and technology consultancy and one of the UK's leading employers, recruiting the brightest talent to become the innovators of tomorrow. We have centres across Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific, and a global workforce of over 4,000 Consultants. FDM has shown exponential growth throughout the years, firmly establishing itself as an award-winning employer and is listed on the FTSE4Good Index.

Diversity and Inclusion
FDM Group is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, provincial or local laws.

About the Company

We’re FDM, an award-winning global business and technology consultancy. For over 30 years we’ve been powering the people behind tech and innovation. We collaborate with world-leading companies to identify the expertise they need, exactly when they need it. We have helped successfully launch nearly 25,000 careers globally to date and we are a trusted partner to over 300 companies worldwide. Diversity, equity and inclusivity is at the core of everything we do. We have 4,000+ employees worldwide, with over 90 nationalities wo... Know more

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