The Opportunity
You will play a key role in designing, developing, and maintaining critical backend services that support enterprise‑scale platforms.
Working within a highly collaborative engineering team, you will contribute to major backend modernisation initiatives spanning application architecture, database optimisation, infrastructure improvements, and CI/CD enhancements.
This role offers exposure to modern DevOps practices, cloud technologies, and large‑scale distributed systems, making it ideal for someone who enjoys working across the full software delivery lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities
* Design, develop, and maintain scalable Java‑based backend services
* Build and support integrations across distributed systems and data platforms
* Contribute to backend modernisation and continuous improvement initiatives
* Support automation across build, deployment, and operational processes
* Work within cloud‑based environments using modern DevOps and GitOps practices
* Collaborate with engineering and reliability teams to ensure platform stability and performance
* Participate in technical design discussions, architecture reviews, and code reviews
* Drive best practices across testing, monitoring, observability, and software quality
* Troubleshoot production issues and support ongoing operational excellence initiatives
About You
* 3+ years experience in Java backend development
* Strong understanding of backend system design, scalability, and performance
* Experience building, deploying, and maintaining production software systems
* Comfortable taking ownership of features from design through to deployment
* Strong problem‑solving and analytical skills
* Experience working within Agile development environments
* Ability to thrive in fast‑paced, collaborative engineering teams
* Passion for learning new technologies and continuously improving technical skills
* Salary: Up to £60k
* Bonus
* Pension
* L&D opportunities
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