Backend Engineer (Java 21+, Spring Boot, Kafka)

Rightmove Careers; Greater London; Hybride; GBP 90 000 - 130 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Hybrid working 2 days in the office

Private Medical Insurance

Pension

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Plan

27 days holiday

Discount programs

Résumé du poste

Rightmove is seeking a Backend Engineer in London (hybrid) to design, build and evolve scalable services. You will work on in-house applications and microservices, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver impact for millions of users.

You will own features end-to-end, focusing on reliability, performance and architectural excellence. The role requires commercial backend experience with Java 21+, Spring Boot and Kafka, plus a drive for modern engineering practices and impactful

Qualifications

• Backend development experience with Java 21+ and Spring Boot.
• Strong knowledge of Kafka and data streaming.
• Familiarity with CI/CD, testing and deployment automation.

Responsabilités

• Design, build and enhance services using Java 21+ and Spring Boot.
• Collaborate with Product, Designers and Engineers to solve business problems.
• Own features from idea to production, balancing speed and quality.
• Build scalable, secure software supporting current and future needs.
• Monitor performance and reliability of production systems.
• Contribute to architecture discussions and technical direction.
• Champion new technologies that create value for users.

Connaissances

Java 21+

Spring Boot

Kafka

CI/CD

Observability

Outils

Elasticsearch

Couchbase

SQL

Docker

Gradle

Description du poste

Rightmove is seeking a Backend Engineer in London (hybrid) to design, build and evolve scalable services. You will work on in-house applications and microservices, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver impact for millions of users.

You will own features end-to-end, focusing on reliability, performance and architectural excellence. The role requires commercial backend experience with Java 21+, Spring Boot and Kafka, plus a drive for modern engineering practices and impactful