Backend Engineer, Cloud-Native Banking Microservices

Referment; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Referment is partnering with a banking technology company to recruit a back-end Software Engineer in Greater London. You will build the services behind a cloud-native core banking and payments platform, focusing on production-ready code and automated testing with an emphasis on scalability and reliability.

The role covers design and implementation of microservices, automated tests, production deployments, and translating customer requirements into deliverables.

Qualifications

• Experience developing software in Python or Go.
• Experience making automated testing an integral part of the development cycle.
• An interest in client-facing projects, including understanding requirements and defining what will be delivered.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement microservices, considering scalability and performance as part of the development process.
• Write automated unit and integration tests alongside the application code to support reliable releases.
• Work with other engineering teams to make sure new features fit coherently into the wider platform.
• Manage and debug deployments from testing environments through to production.
• Turn customer requirements into trackable tickets and contribute to project scoping and deliverable definition.

Skills

Python

Go

Automated testing

Client-facing focus

Tools

Kubernetes

AWS

SQL/NoSQL databases

Job description

Referment is partnering with a banking technology company to recruit a back-end Software Engineer in Greater London. You will build the services behind a cloud-native core banking and payments platform, focusing on production-ready code and automated testing with an emphasis on scalability and reliability.

The role covers design and implementation of microservices, automated tests, production deployments, and translating customer requirements into deliverables.