Salary: £30,000 - 60,000 per year Requirements: Commercial backend engineering experience using Java and/or Golang Experience designing and building distributed or microservices-based systems Experience working with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure Experience working with data-intensive systems including databases and messaging platforms Strong understanding of system reliability, performance, and scalability Experience working within CI/CD environments Ability to reason about system design and trade-offs Clear communication skills and collaborative mindset Nice to Have: Experience with Kubernetes and Docker Nice to Have: Experience with data technologies such as Elasticsearch, Redis, Neo4j, or TimescaleDB Nice to Have: Experience with event-driven systems or messaging platforms Nice to Have: Exposure to capacity planning and defining SLOs Responsibilities: Design and implement backend services using Java and Golang Own services from development through deployment and production support Build and maintain microservices in a cloud-native environment Contribute to architectural decisions around scalability, resilience, and data flow Perform reliability and performance analysis across distributed systems Define service-level objectives and contribute to capacity planning Work with data stores and messaging systems to build data-intensive components Conduct design and code reviews to maintain engineering standards Collaborate closely with frontend, DevOps, and product teams Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment processes Technologies: AWS Azure Backend CI/CD Cloud DevOps Docker ElasticSearch Flow Frontend GCP Golang Support Java Kubernetes Neo4J Redis microservices More: We are a dynamic company located in Belfast, offering a hybrid working model where you can collaborate with our talented backend engineering team while enjoying the flexibility of remote working. Our focus is on building distributed systems that operate at scale in modern cloud environments. We provide a competitive benefits package, including a pension fund and medical aid. Our engineering-led environment promotes system correctness and emphasizes measurable reliability and performance outcomes. last updated 11 week of 2026