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Lead Backend Engineer

Lead Backend Engineer

On site

London, United kingdom

£ 1,400,000 /year

Senior

Full Time

18-03-2026

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Skills

Java Kotlin Docker Kubernetes Stakeholder Management AWS GCP Kafka

Job Specifications

Lead Backend Engineer

Synchro have partnered with a large and very well-known bank / financial services organisation and we are hiring for an experienced and talented Lead Backend Engineer.

Working across a portfolio of banking products, and a pipeline of critical and important organisation wide projects, this role requires an experienced Lead engineer who has delivered code into production. You will be a critical thinker and expert problem solver who owns every piece of what they do.

You will have a broad skillset, with experience of Java, Kotlin, Kafka, Docker, Kubernetes as well as GCP or AWS.

This organisation is based in London, and this role will be based predominantly onsite, however a flexible approach to hybrid / remote working is on offer.

Required Expertise

Strong background in backend Engineering, with experience of Java and / or Kotlin
Demonstrable senior, lead or principal level exposure
Cloud experience – Ideally GCP or AWS.
A real team player, with strong collaboration skills. Excellent stakeholder management is also a must.

Role Summary

Role: Lead Backend Engineer

Location: London – Onsite, with flexible working (as detailed above)

Salary / Package: £120,000 - £140,000 plus attractive bonus and equity.

About the Company

Synchro is disrupting the future of hiring. We are on a mission to be the world’s leading connector of technology and digital talent, building the most talented teams around the globe. We turn brand strategy into stories, attracting impeccable talent that speaks our client's language. As Technology specialists - we don’t simply understand the technical terminology – we live, breathe, eat and sleep our specialties. Whatever your hiring need, we’ve got a solution for you – maybe even one that you’ve not considered before.... Know more