About the Role:
Were on the lookout for a talented Senior Backend Engineer to join our Space and Range team at Holland & Barrett. In this role, youll play a key part in developing and enhancing the tools that shape how our stores are designed-from the overall layout to the placement of every bay and shelf. These tools help visualize our store environments in 3D, giving teams a near real-life view of what our customers will experience in-store.
Youll be working on impactful, business-critical products that influence how we present and optimize our key sales channels-contributing directly to our growth strategy and customer experience.
Were looking for someone who thrives in a culture of ownership. If you believe in a "you build it, you own it" approach and take pride in building robust, high-quality systems, youll fit right in.
Youll be part of a supportive, cross-functional team working on solutions for an international business. Our hybrid working model offers flexibility to work remotely most of the time, with occasional in-person sessions for planning, collaboration, and team building at our offices in London or Nuneaton.
Key Responsibilities:
* Design, implement, and maintain scalable backend services using Java and Spring.
* Work with databases, including SQL (e.g., Postgres) and NoSQL (e.g., DynamoDB).
* Build, test, and optimize technical solutions.
* Develop event-driven systems leveraging Kafka for messaging.
* Work closely with cross-functional teams, including frontend engineers, UX, and product management.
* Contribute to architectural decisions, ensuring maintainability, scalability, and high performance.
* Take full ownership of production systems, ensuring they run smoothly and meet user expectations.
* Build tooling for debugging, monitoring, and support automation.
Key Requirements:
* Proven experience in backend development with Java.
* Spring boot and hibernate frameworks.
* Proficiency in building APIs, microservices, and implementing event-driven architectures.
* Experience with databases, including SQL and NoSQL.
* Familiarity with AWS cloud services such as S3, RDS, and DynamoDB.
* Strong focus on writing clean, modular, testable code with experience in unit and integration testing.
* Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines and version control systems like Git.
What we offer:
* Pension company contribution = 3%
* Incentive scheme up to 10% of annual salary, based on company performance.
* Your wellbeing is paramount so you can get away and take 33 Days Holiday per year.
* Private Medical Care (Self after 1 year)
* Learning and Development opportunity with Holland & Barrett is a great base for career development long term.
* Career progression.
* Refer and Earn Scheme - as were growing you can earn money by referring people to join us from your network.
* Epic Extras gives you access to exclusive benefits, free advice and savings from a range of retailers and providers.
* Stay healthy with Discounted Products - from day one youll get a 25% discount (on top of other promotions) when you shop at H&B on anything that you buy.
* We all need a little help sometimes, so we offer Free 24/7 Confidential Advice & Colleague Welfare.
* Mental Health First Aiders - we have lots of qualified Mental Health First Aiders because its all about your health & wellbeing.
* Stay active in the Onsite Gym at our Nuneaton Hub!
* We have colleague Reward and Recognition Schemes, so your hard work and loyalty wont go unnoticed.
* And many more!
Were passionate about helping every colleague thrive across all dimensions of wellbeing, and were committed to having a diverse and inclusive workplace. In line with our EPIC values (Expertise, Pioneering, Inclusive, Caring), we embrace and actively celebrate all our colleagues unique and varying experiences, backgrounds, identities and cultures - I am me, we are H&B.
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