Senior Backend Engineer

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.

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.