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Contract

Lead Java Developer

Hays Technology
Glasgow
money-bag £377/day 3377 p/d Outside IR35
Posted: 10 July 2026 (Today)
Closing date: 08 August 2026
Ref: 225353652

Hays are now looking for a Lead Java Developer for one of our local clients:

  • -377 p/d Outside IR35
  • 3 days a week in Glasgow, rest is WFH
  • 6 month+ contract


The Lead Java Developer will have strong experience leading teams and delivering enterprise Java applications in Agile environments.

What you''ll be doing

  • Leading a Java development team and working with Product Owners, BAs, Testers and other stakeholders
  • Designing and delivering enterprise web applications and microservices
  • Producing and contributing to solution and architecture designs
  • Supporting CI/CD, performance optimisation and cloud deployments
  • Driving best practice across development and delivery

What we''re looking for

  • Java 8+
  • Spring Boot / Spring Framework
  • Microservices and REST APIs
  • JUnit 4/5
  • AWS
  • Oracle and/or MongoDB
  • Jenkins, Maven, CI/CD
  • Git
  • Agile/Scrum experience
  • Client-facing experience
  • Experience producing High Level Designs and architecture artefacts
  • Performance monitoring tools (e.g. Glowroot, JProfiler) desirable


Nice to have: React, Node.js, FreeMarker, Ruby, Gradle, Ansible, GoCD.

If you''re interested in this role, click ''apply now'' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or send a copy of your CV to

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