Java Software Engineer

Better Placed; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote UK role

Collaborative team

Job summary

Better Placed is seeking a Java Software Engineer to help modernise a long-standing consumer technology platform used by millions worldwide. You will design, build and maintain backend services powering a large-scale platform and redesign a core API to improve scalability and developer experience for third-party integrations.

You will work on high-volume data services, distributed systems and cloud infrastructure, influencing architecture and collaborating with product teams to deliver new

Qualifications

• Proficient in designing and building backend services in Java.
• Experience creating and maintaining REST APIs.
• Strong background with scalable backend systems and distributed architectures.
• Knowledge of AWS or Google Cloud Platform in production environments.
• Experience working in Agile development teams and delivering iteratively.
• Passion for writing clean, maintainable software and good testing practices.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop backend services in Java.
• Build and improve scalable REST APIs.
• Work with distributed systems and cloud technologies.
• Improve performance, reliability and scalability across the platform.
• Contribute to architecture and technical design decisions.
• Collaborate with engineers and product teams to deliver new features.
• Follow modern software engineering practices including Git, CI/CD and automated testing.

Skills

Java

REST APIs

Scalable backend

AWS/GCP

Agile

Maintainable code

Tools

Spring Boot

Docker

Job description

My client is a well-established consumer technology business used by millions of people worldwide. They're investing heavily in their engineering team and are looking for a Java Software Engineer to help modernise a platform that's evolved over the last 20 years.

This is a genuine opportunity to work on large-scale backend systems, influence technical decisions and play a key role in rebuilding a core API that supports millions of requests.

If you enjoy solving complex engineering problems, building scalable software and want to work on a product used by millions of people around the world, this is an excellent opportunity.

The Role

Working as part of a collaborative software engineering team, you'll design, build and maintain the backend services that power a large-scale consumer platform.

One of the first major projects will be helping redesign and rebuild a long-standing public API, improving scalability, reliability and the overall developer experience for third-party integrations.

Alongside this, you'll work on high-volume data services, distributed systems and cloud-based infrastructure, helping shape the next generation of the platform.

You're have plenty of opportunity to contribute ideas, influence architecture and work closely with other engineers and product teams rather than simply delivering tickets.

What You'll Be Doing

• Designing and developing backend services in Java
• Building and improving scalable REST APIs
• Working with distributed systems and cloud technologies
• Improving performance, reliability and scalability across the platform
• Contributing to architecture and technical design
• Collaborating with engineers and product teams to deliver new features
• Following modern software engineering best practices including Git, CI/CD and automated testing

You'll ideally have:

• Around 3-6 years' commercial software engineering experience
• Experience building or maintaining REST APIs
• Experience working with scalable backend systems
• Knowledge of AWS or Google Cloud Platform
• Experience working within Agile development teams
• A genuine passion for writing clean, maintainable software

Any experience with the following would be beneficial but isn't essential:

• Python
• Spring Boot
• Docker
• Event-driven architectures
• Spark or Hadoop
• PostgreSQL or Redis
• DevOps tooling and cloud infrastructure

Why Apply?

• Fully remote UK role
• Work on a genuinely high-scale consumer platform within the music industry
• Interesting technical challenges involving APIs, distributed systems and cloud engineering
• Opportunity to influence architecture rather than simply maintain existing code
• Join a collaborative engineering team where good ideas are valued
• Salary of £70,000-£85,000 depending on experience