Java Backend Engineer — Hybrid, Scale Banking Platform

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

Benefits offered by this job

33 days holiday

Birthday leave

Pension scheme

Life insurance

Private medical insurance

Cycle to Work

Wellness discounts

Job summary

Engine by Starling is seeking Backend Software Engineers to work on the Engine Platform and deliver features for banks worldwide. You will build from scratch, contribute to internal tooling, and collaborate across teams in a hybrid working environment.

We value engineers who care about customers, code quality, and the ability to adapt to multiple problems. Java is the primary stack, with cloud-native tooling and modern infrastructure practices.

Qualifications

• Open to candidates who value clean code, simple solutions, automated testing and continuous deployment.
• Primarily Java, with flexibility across stack and feature development.
• Experience in cloud-native environments and scalable backend architectures is a plus.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Java

AWS

GCP

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Microservices

Terraform

Grafana

TeamCity

Tools

Terraform

TeamCity

Grafana

Job description

Engine by Starling is seeking Backend Software Engineers to work on the Engine Platform and deliver features for banks worldwide. You will build from scratch, contribute to internal tooling, and collaborate across teams in a hybrid working environment.

We value engineers who care about customers, code quality, and the ability to adapt to multiple problems. Java is the primary stack, with cloud-native tooling and modern infrastructure practices.