Lead Backend Engineer – .NET, AWS & Kafka

Universal Music Group UK; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Group Personal Pension Scheme

Private Medical Insurance

25 paid days of annual leave

Interest Free Season Ticket Loan

Holiday Purchase scheme

Dental and Travel Insurance options

Cycle to Work Scheme

Salary Sacrifice Cars

Subsidised Gym Membership

Employee Discounts

Job summary

Universal Music Group UK is seeking a Lead Developer to join their Royalty and Copyright Product Team. This role focuses on designing and maintaining backend services using .NET Core and AWS, emphasizing serverless architectures. The successful candidate will also provide technical leadership and collaborate with an agile team to deliver innovative solutions.

The ideal applicant should possess strong experience in backend development, AWS solutions, and Kafka. The position offers a dynamic work environment with opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• Commercial experience in backend development using .NET technologies.
• Experience in building solutions on AWS, emphasizing serverless architectures.
• Knowledge in messaging systems using Kafka.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain backend services and APIs.
• Support AWS serverless solutions and implement event-driven architectures.
• Lead and mentor the Royalty development team.

Skills

Strong commercial experience with .NET Core / ASP.NET Core

Proven experience building solutions on AWS

Hands-on experience with Kafka

Experience with Docker and Kubernetes

Good understanding of DevOps concepts

Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases

Comfortable working in an agile environment

Strong problem-solving skills

Job description

Universal Music Group UK is seeking a Lead Developer to join their Royalty and Copyright Product Team. This role focuses on designing and maintaining backend services using .NET Core and AWS, emphasizing serverless architectures. The successful candidate will also provide technical leadership and collaborate with an agile team to deliver innovative solutions.

The ideal applicant should possess strong experience in backend development, AWS solutions, and Kafka. The position offers a dynamic work environment with opportunities for professional growth.