Lead Backend Engineer (Remote, United Kingdom)

at  Live Nation

Lead a team of engineers of mixed levels and skill sets Participate and drive development work across globally distributed software teams Provide technical guidance to the team, including architecture and design decisions,
code reviews, and technical problem-solving Own the full development and deployment cycle for your team’s software and
product Encourage and grow developers in their craft through mentorship and leadership Work with Engineering Management to help set SMART goals for your team and
provide feedback Organise, prioritise; multitask while coordinating team efforts, reporting to
stakeholders and management on the progress of goals Connect with a series of stakeholders in order to gather as much information as
possible regarding the problem at hand and implement short-mid term strategies to
evolve products for future success. (UX / Design / Product / PMO…etc.) Make technical recommendations outside of the immediate team Debug and triage production application issues, often not your own Automate testing, deployments, performance, and recovery
Support recruitment activities including conducting interviews , reviewing CVs and
technical tests
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW Demonstrable leadership experience Experience with Agile methodologies Strong backend development skills Java 17/21 programming language experience or of other JVM languages Experience with modern frameworks such as Springboot Test-Driven Development experience Understanding of Continuous Integration practices Knowledge of current software architectural trends and practices Previous experience with Design Patterns and SOLID principles Experience working with AWS or other Cloud Provider Experience with CI/CD servers (Gitlab/Jenkins) Experience with Docker and Kubernetes or other orchestration/scheduling framework Experience working in an SOA development environment Working knowledge of one or more database products (e.g. Oracle, MySQL,
PostgreSQL)
Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate closely with remote team
members Ability to clearly communicate technical topics to non-technical people Experience of mentoring lower-level team members and will delegate work
accordingly
NICE TO HAVE Familiarity with Prometheus, Graphana, ELK stack Experience working with Terraform Experience with Helm package manager Experience with distributed systems Knowledge of best practices and IT operations in an always-up, always-available
services Demonstrated ability to work well in a fast-paced, multidisciplinary team environment Ability to organise, prioritise; multitask while coordinating team efforts
It is ok if you lack some of the skills listed above, the single most important skill is being
able to learn quickly. We believe that a motivated, team-oriented professional will
always succeed in mastering a new toolset when a need arises.
YOU ARE You are autonomous and proactive You focus on results and desired outcomes and how best to achieve them You can consider multiple approaches and recommends the best technical direction
including logic and reasoning You can work with minimal supervision and to direct and improve a small team
through mentorship and leadership You can solve complex technical issues through debugging, research, and
investigation You promote cooperation and commitment within a team to achieve goals and
deliverables You maintain and fosters relationships within, across, and external to organisational
boundaries You are passionate about technology, software development and transformation You desire to continually improve your own skills, and ability to transfer that to the skills
of others