Backend Java Engineer - Cloud Native Platform (Hybrid)

Starling; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days holiday

Birthday leave

Private Medical Insurance

Cycle to Work

Salary Sacrifice Pension

Job summary

Engine by Starling is expanding its backend engineering team to power banking for global banks. You’ll contribute to the Engine Platform, build features from scratch, and work across squads to deliver robust, scalable solutions. We value problem-solving, clean code, and a pragmatic approach to architecture.

Join a hybrid team that emphasizes collaboration, learning, and delivering high-quality software while supporting a modern, cloud-first tech stack and rapid iteration across markets.

Qualifications

• We value aptitude and attitude over specific experience or qualifications.
• Mainly Java backend work with cloud-native architecture.
• Experience with modern CI/CD practices is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to backend platform and internal tooling.
• Build features and products in a configurable way.
• Share knowledge and foster a learning culture.
• Own projects and collaborate across teams to deliver.
• Aim for excellence and stay curious.
• Be part of a scaling team transforming banking.

Skills

Java programming

Clean coding

Automated testing

Continuous deployment

Tools

AWS

GCP

Kubernetes

TeamCity

Terraform

Grafana

Job description

Engine by Starling is expanding its backend engineering team to power banking for global banks. You’ll contribute to the Engine Platform, build features from scratch, and work across squads to deliver robust, scalable solutions. We value problem-solving, clean code, and a pragmatic approach to architecture.

Join a hybrid team that emphasizes collaboration, learning, and delivering high-quality software while supporting a modern, cloud-first tech stack and rapid iteration across markets.