Backend Java Engineer: Scale Microservices in Hybrid Role

Legal Counsel - 12 month FTC at Rightmove Greenhouse; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical Insurance

Pension

Hybrid work model

27 days holiday

Job summary

Rightmove is seeking a Java Engineer to design, build, and scale backend services powering our iOS and Android apps. You will work in a cross-functional team with product managers, designers, and other engineers to deliver reliable, maintainable services.

Emphasis on TDD, testing, and high-quality code. You will build microservices with Java, Spring Boot, Elasticsearch, Kafka, Gradle, Hibernate, Couchbase, SQL, and Docker.

Qualifications

• Experience building Java-based applications
• Familiar with TDD practices
• Analytical and collaborative problem-solver
• Committed to clean, maintainable, scalable code

Responsibilities

• Identify and resolve production issues, analysing logs to provide 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

Kafka

Elasticsearch

SQL

Docker

Hibernate

Gradle

Couchbase

Tools

Java

Spring Boot

Elasticsearch

Kafka

Gradle

Hibernate

Couchbase

SQL

Docker

Job description

Rightmove is seeking a Java Engineer to design, build, and scale backend services powering our iOS and Android apps. You will work in a cross-functional team with product managers, designers, and other engineers to deliver reliable, maintainable services.

Emphasis on TDD, testing, and high-quality code. You will build microservices with Java, Spring Boot, Elasticsearch, Kafka, Gradle, Hibernate, Couchbase, SQL, and Docker.