Development Team Lead - Java

The Development Team Lead will lead and work as part of a team alongside our Product Manager, working primarily on our client facing web platform that supports our patent translation and filing business.  This is an opportunity for an experienced Team Lead to help set the direction of technology and to help grow the platform with new products and services.

About Group Technology

Group Technology plays a pivotal role in aligning the organization with its strategic objectives and enhancing shareholder value. Group Technology is responsible for establishing unified standards and governance practices throughout the company. Additionally, we oversee the development and maintenance of core applications essential for the seamless operation of various functions across the organization. We are committed to driving and executing future roadmaps that are in line with the overall strategic direction of RWS. 

With a global reach, Group Technology provides support services to over 7500 end users worldwide. We take pride in managing the information security operation and safeguarding all our assets. Our core functions encompass Enterprise & Technical Architecture, Network & Voice, Infrastructure, Service Delivery, Service Operations, Data & Analytics, Security & Quality Compliance, Transformation, Application Development, Enterprise Platforms, With a dedicated team of over 500 staff, Group Technology ensures a strong presence across all regions, enabling efficient and effective support to our global operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Within this role you will be working on a range of technologies across the whole software life cycle including Java, Vue and Salesforce.
• Cross team collaboration with other development teams to deliver changes across multiple systems
• Mentoring junior team members and helping to onboard other developers
• Taking high-level requirements and turning these into technical / development tasks, along with the ability to work with changing priorities/requirements.
• Hand-on development.  Actively contribute to development efforts, and driving the technical delivery of platform features

Skills & Experience

• Java and Spring Boot
• MySQL / Mariadb
• GrapgQL / Web API
• Vue 3 / Javascript
• Salesforce
• Any Azure experience would be beneficial

Nice to have Skills 

• CI/CD in Azure DevOps
• Containers / Kubernetes