Backend Engineer

Eames Consulting Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Eames Consulting Group in London seeks a strong Java/Spring Boot backend engineer to deliver complex features for an enterprise fintech platform used across Europe.

You will design solutions, mentor junior engineers, perform code reviews and help raise the team's engineering standards.

The role covers architecture, performance, security and observability, with exposure to AWS, CI/CD and modern cloud practices.

Qualifications

• Strong background in Java/Spring Boot development.
• Excellent PostgreSQL database skills.
• Experience delivering scalable cloud-based systems.
• Mentoring and code-review experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of complex features in a fintech platform.
• Design scalable backend solutions used by other engineers.
• Drive engineering quality through mentoring, reviews and hands-on coding.
• Collaborate across architecture, performance, security and observability.
• Help shape engineering standards and support junior developers.

Skills

Java/Spring Boot

PostgreSQL

Cloud-based systems

Mentoring

Job description

Join a high-performing engineering team building enterprise-scale financial technology used across Europe. You'll lead the delivery of complex features, design solutions that other engineers build from, and help set the technical quality bar through mentoring, code reviews and hands-on development.

We're looking for a strong Java/Spring Boot backend engineer with excellent database skills (PostgreSQL), experience delivering scalable cloud-based systems, and a passion for quality engineering. You'll work across architecture, performance, security and observability, while helping shape engineering standards and supporting junior developers.

AWS, CI/CD, React/TypeScript exposure and AI-assisted development experience are desirable.