Backend Engineer — Scalable Microservices, Remote

Prima; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Gym discounts

Wellbeing programs

Mental health support

Flexible work options

Job summary

Prima is seeking a Backend Engineer to architect, design, and maintain scalable services using event-driven architectures and microservices. You will work with product managers and engineering teams to translate business needs into robust software solutions, ensuring high quality code and performance.

You’ll stay on the cutting edge, review code, and contribute to a culture of continuous learning while embracing flexible work options and growth opportunities at Prima.

Qualifications

• Proven backend development experience.
• Strong knowledge of event-driven architectures and microservices.
• Familiarity with domain-driven design concepts.
• Experience working in Agile environments.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, develop, and maintain scalable services and write modular, maintainable code.
• Collaborate with product managers and engineering managers to translate requirements into software solutions and plan timelines.
• Perform code reviews, enforce standards, troubleshoot issues, and ensure high code quality and performance.
• Stay updated with new technologies and drive adoption where appropriate.

Skills

Backend development

Event-driven architectures

Microservices

Domain-driven design

Agile

Communication

Collaboration

Tools

Rust

Elixir

RabbitMQ

Kafka

Job description

Prima is seeking a Backend Engineer to architect, design, and maintain scalable services using event-driven architectures and microservices. You will work with product managers and engineering teams to translate business needs into robust software solutions, ensuring high quality code and performance.

You’ll stay on the cutting edge, review code, and contribute to a culture of continuous learning while embracing flexible work options and growth opportunities at Prima.