Contract Lead Java Developer

Inspired Thinking Group (ITG)

Birmingham, England, United Kingdom Remote contract

Posted: January 8, 2026

Quick Summary

Join our cross-functional, product style team as a Contract Lead Java Developer to work on high-profile digital applications. As a key member, you will be responsible for leading the development of enterprise-grade digital applications and working with mature Agile methodologies. The successful candidate will need to have expertise in Java and a strong understanding of digital engineering principles.

Job Description

Position Overview:

Our Digital Engineering team at ITG are responsible for building world class, enterprise grade digital applications for high profile brands. We pride ourselves in working with mature Agile methodologies and make use of the latest versions of technology. Our teams are structured in such a way that gives every employee the opportunity to learn new skills, work on various projects over time and see the results of your efforts in the online consumer marketplace. Joining the Digital Engineering function would see you work as part of a cross-functional, product style team, generally consisting of a Business Analyst, Scrum Master / Project Manager, Solution Architect, Lead Developers (FE and BE), Developers, and Testers (Manual and Automated).

You live and breathe development. 

Java is your bag and you're a real perfectionist. You'll have a background in hands-on software delivery, will be passionate about everything Java and driven by the world of tech. 

Operating right at the heart of our Backend development function, you'll work on some of our most exciting business critical and complex software applications. 

We have a number of exiting opportunities available across our development teams here at Storyteq and have plenty going on. If you haven't heard of us already, you will have sooner or later! We are a visionary SaaS marketing company who pride ourselves on our ability to stay ahead of the game when it comes to both the tech and creative landscape. 

  What you’ll be doing: 

• Working with our bar raising development team comprised of like-minded professionals who find solutions to complex problems 

• Develop complex Java code, working with both monolithic and microservices architecture 

• Be responsible for estimating development effort on projects 

• Help define and execute the development strategy 

• Conduct code reviews to ensure quality standards are upheld 

• Work alongside Business Analysts, Project Managers and QAs in an Agile Scrum environment 

• Utilising TDD and working on Java projects built with Spring MVC/Boot, Thymeleaf, RESTful, MongoDB, MySQL, Junit and others 

• Produce well documented, clean code 

• Provide recommendations on development approaches to address critical business requirements 

Requirements 

• You'll be coding on a daily basis, naturally... 

• Demonstrable Java Development experience, across both monolithic and microservices architecture  

• Proven ability to deliver multiple projects 

• Knowledge of Test-Driven Development 

• Strong knowledge of software development practices, processes, and theories, especially around Agile Development Principles 

• Knowledge of at least one MVC Web development framework (preferably Spring MVC) 

• GIT 

  #LI-NW1

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