Java Backend Engineer — Hybrid, Cloud-Native Platform

Starling; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days holiday

Birthday day off

Pension scheme

Life insurance

Private Medical Insurance

Cycle to Work

Gym partnerships

EV leasing

Job summary

Engine by Starling seeks Backend Software Engineers to work on the Engine Platform, delivering features for banks worldwide and building new capabilities from scratch. You will contribute to our award-winning platform and internal tooling, while embracing a culture of learning and collaboration.

We value aptitude and attitude, with a focus on clean coding, automated testing, and rapid, scalable development. Hybrid working is supported; join a team changing banking for good.

Qualifications

• Open-minded about hiring; focus on aptitude and attitude rather than specific experience or qualifications.
• Mainly Java; building tooling used by engineers daily.
• Experience with cloud-native environments (AWS/GCP) and microservice architectures.
• Familiarity with CI/CD practices, automated testing, and rapid deployments.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the award-winning platform and internal tooling.
• Build new features and products in a configurable way.
• Share knowledge and contribute to a learning culture.
• Own projects and collaborate in small teams across the bank to deliver.

Skills

Microservice architecture

Cloud-native

CI/CD practices

Tools

Java

AWS

GCP

Kubernetes

TeamCity

Terraform

Grafana

Job description

Engine by Starling seeks Backend Software Engineers to work on the Engine Platform, delivering features for banks worldwide and building new capabilities from scratch. You will contribute to our award-winning platform and internal tooling, while embracing a culture of learning and collaboration.

We value aptitude and attitude, with a focus on clean coding, automated testing, and rapid, scalable development. Hybrid working is supported; join a team changing banking for good.