Lead Java Developer

AND Digital

Lead Product Developer at AND Digital developing innovative products and mentoring engineers. Championing software quality and ensuring teams meet project goals and quality standards.

Posted 5/20/2026full-timeBristol • 🇬🇧 United KingdomSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

JavaJavaScriptReact

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Champion software quality and technical vision for AND and our clients
Work on large-scale projects
Help the team grow in their roles
Build and delivery of remarkable products

Requirements

What you’ll need

Proven development experience of working as a Lead Engineer in a commercial development team with an expert understanding of Java and JS (React.js) and wider experience in different tools and frameworks across the stack.
Commercial experience working with agile methodologies.
The ability to take clients wider business concerns into account when making technical decisions and dealing with the challenges from stakeholders that come with this.
Experience of implementing architecture, DevOps, performance or security and an understanding and ownership of best practice as a Lead Engineer (eg. TDD, SOLID, XP)
Comfortable mentoring junior engineers and supporting Squad Leads, with the attributes to provide technical guidance as the most senior engineer on a project and ensuring the development team is achieving project goals and maintaining quality standards.
Working knowledge of CI/CD practices and deployments.
Experience of writing effective documentation and knowledge sharing.

Benefits

Comp & perks

25 days holiday allowance + bank holidays
13 days per year for innovation or upskilling
2 days per year for volunteering
Share scheme
A £1000 flexifund to use on a personalised list of benefits such Gym membership, Cycle to Work Scheme, Health, dental and optical cash plan
PLUS many more

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Hard Skills & Tools

JavaJavaScriptReact.jsAgile methodologiesTDDSOLIDXPCI/CDDevOpsArchitecture

Soft Skills

MentoringTechnical guidanceStakeholder managementTeam leadershipCommunication