Backend Java Engineer — Scalable Microservices

Legal Counsel - 12 month FTC at Rightmove Greenhouse; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Rightmove is seeking a Java Engineer to design, build and scale the services powering its iOS and Android apps. You will work in a cross-functional team with product managers, designers, and other engineers to deliver high-quality software and evolve backend services.

You will contribute to automated testing, promote a test-driven approach, and help shape efficient, reliable systems with a culture of learning and improvement.

Qualifications

• Experience building Java-based applications.
• Understanding of testing and TDD practices.
• Analytical and collaborative approach to solving problems.
• Commitment to clean, maintainable, scalable code.
• Curiosity about production performance and user interactions.
• Willingness to learn and share knowledge within the team.
• Ownership and accountability for delivering high-quality solutions.
• Experience with microservices and production systems.

Responsibilities

• Identify and resolve production issues, analyzing logs for timely solutions.
• Contribute to design and architecture of scalable, secure systems.
• Collaborate with Product, UX, QA and Data to deliver high-quality features.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Elasticsearch

Kafka

Gradle

Hibernate

Docker

APIs

Code reviews

Tools

Kubernetes

Google Cloud Platform

Job description

Rightmove is seeking a Java Engineer to design, build and scale the services powering its iOS and Android apps. You will work in a cross-functional team with product managers, designers, and other engineers to deliver high-quality software and evolve backend services.

You will contribute to automated testing, promote a test-driven approach, and help shape efficient, reliable systems with a culture of learning and improvement.