Senior Backend Engineer
The Role
You’re a senior engineer who is well respected by your peers, and know how to lead effectively. You find joy in making a product that customers love. You love taking ownership over your work and can balance managing technical debt with improving the user’s experience / adding product features. You are interested in the newest technology and you’d like an environment where you can share your skills with like minded people on a no ego team. We’re a tech company at our core and we have an interesting domain we work in. And we want you to join us!
What You’ll Be Doing
Product Development & Ownership - Contribute to the evolution of our core product, including modernising legacy components, adding new features, and helping shape long-term architectural direction.
System Maintenance & Technical Improvements - Identify and reduce technical debt, improve performance and reliability, and participate in scaling decisions across our platform.
API Design & Delivery - Build and maintain secure, scalable RESTful APIs used by customers and partners. Ensure adherence to API standards, versioning practices, and monitoring instrumentation.
Quality & Release Engineering - Play a key role in our release process by writing reliable tests, reviewing code rigorously, and contributing to CI/CD pipeline improvements.
Mentorship & Technical Leadership - Support the growth of junior engineers through pairing, thoughtful code reviews, and informal coaching. Promote sound design principles and foster a culture of continuous technical learning.
What We're Looking For
5+ years of software development experience in Java and/or Kotlin - OO design and associated design patterns.
Proven experience building backend services and tools within web application ecosystems.
Ability to act as a technical lead for small projects (typically up to 4 developers), offering architectural and design guidance.
Strong data modelling skills with significant experience working with relational databases using SQL, ideally Hibernate.
Excellent collaboration and communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences.
Sharp logical reasoning skills and a habit of asking the right questions, with the ability to explain complex concepts clearly and succinctly.
Bonus: Familiarity with networking concepts such as IP routing or MPLS.
What We Offer
Flexible working environment - a remote-first culture with coworking options available
Generous leave plans - including parental leave, birthday leave, and a purchased annual leave program
Health and wellness support - through a wellness allowance and employee wellbeing initiatives
Comprehensive learning support - generous study and training allowance plus paid study leave
Creative, modern workspaces - designed to inspire when you're not working remotely, plus access to coworking spaces via our global WeWork membership if you work remotely, but like to get out of the house sometimes
Motivated, inclusive team - work alongside industry experts and fresh talent
Recognition programs - celebrate achievements with our Legend and Kudos award