POD Lead (Kotlin/Java)

Job Title: POD Lead (Kotlin/Java) Location: Sheffield 3x a week Salary/Rate: £515 Daily Start Date: 13/07/26 Job Type: Initial 6 month contractCompany Introduction We have an exciting opportunity now available with one of our sector-leading financial clients! They are currently looking for a skilled POD lead to join their team for an initial six-month contract.About the project:Provide day-to-day technical leadership for an agile engineering team, supporting the overall Tech lead to deliver outcomes at pace and with quality.Lead technical input into backlog refinement: break epics/features into well-defined user stories, clarify acceptance criteria, identify dependencies, and ensure work is delivery ready.Support sprint planning by shaping technical approaches, identifying spikes, and helping the team size work appropriately.Design, develop and implement primarily Back End features (Kotlin/Java APIs and services), with a small element of UI work using a simple UI framework.Build and evolve APIs and microservices, applying consistent engineering patterns (error handling, logging, resilience, security-by-design).Contribute to and support architectural and design decisions with the Tech Lead, documenting key decisions and trade-offs where needed.Skills andamp; experience we require:Strong Kotlin experience, or significant Java experience with a willingness to learn Kotlin.Experience leading or acting as a senior engineer within an agile delivery team (squad-level technical ..... full job details .....