Backend Engineer — Scale High‑Traffic Apps (Remote)

DEPOP; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading eCommerce platform in Greater London is looking for an experienced Backend Software Engineer to join on a permanent basis. You will work in a cross-functional team and contribute to the development of high-quality solutions utilized by over a million active users. The ideal candidate should have experience in Scala, Java, or Python and be proficient with databases like PostgreSQL and DynamoDB. This role offers competitive benefits including mental wellbeing support, flexible working options, and a generous leave policy.

Benefits

Health and Mental Wellbeing support

25 days annual leave

Flexible working options

Life Insurance

Pension matching

Qualifications

• Capability to write high-quality code in Scala, Java, or Python.
• Experience building scalable web applications serving high volumes.
• Ability to proactively solve complex problems independently.

Responsibilities

• Work in cross-functional teams to design solutions.
• Produce high-quality, well-structured code for active daily users.
• Engage in a culture of continuous improvement.

Skills

Scala

Java

Python

Distributed datastores

Message queues

RDBMS

DevOps culture

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Job description

A leading eCommerce platform in Greater London is looking for an experienced Backend Software Engineer to join on a permanent basis. You will work in a cross-functional team and contribute to the development of high-quality solutions utilized by over a million active users. The ideal candidate should have experience in Scala, Java, or Python and be proficient with databases like PostgreSQL and DynamoDB. This role offers competitive benefits including mental wellbeing support, flexible working options, and a generous leave policy.