Backend Engineer, Core Experience — Scale Global Consumer Apps

Spotify; City of Westminster; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading streaming platform is seeking a backend engineer in the UK to design and maintain scalable backend services. Responsibilities include collaborating with engineering teams to create efficient APIs and data flows while ensuring reliability and performance. Candidates should be proficient in Java, understand distributed systems, and be comfortable using tools like Git and BigQuery. The position allows for flexible remote work alongside in-person meetings, fostering a culture of inclusivity and collaboration.

Qualifications

• Experience in building and maintaining backend services.
• Proficiency in Java or a similar programming language.
• Understanding of data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate reliable backend services.
• Collaborate with engineers to design APIs and data flows.
• Own services end-to-end including operations and on-call participation.

Skills

Backend service building and maintenance

Java or similar language proficiency

Data structures and algorithms understanding

Reliability and testing

Familiarity with Git, BigQuery, Grafana

Comfort with AI tools

Curiosity and eagerness to learn

Collaboration and teamwork

Experience with GenAI

Tools

Git

BigQuery

Grafana

JUnit

PagerDuty

Job description

A leading streaming platform is seeking a backend engineer in the UK to design and maintain scalable backend services. Responsibilities include collaborating with engineering teams to create efficient APIs and data flows while ensuring reliability and performance. Candidates should be proficient in Java, understand distributed systems, and be comfortable using tools like Git and BigQuery. The position allows for flexible remote work alongside in-person meetings, fostering a culture of inclusivity and collaboration.