Remote UK Backend Engineer: Kotlin Microservices

AlphaSights Ltd.; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

AlphaSights Ltd. is seeking a mid-level Backend Engineer for a remote UK role. You will join a cross-functional team and take ownership of backend services built with Kotlin and Ruby, backed by PostgreSQL.

The role emphasizes writing quality code, shipping rapidly, and continual learning using CircleCI and Spinnaker for deployment. We value a STEM background, proven experience in a mature engineering team, and a strong track record of impact.

Qualifications

• A STEM degree is preferred but not mandatory.
• Experience in a mature engineering team at a similar level.
• Strong technical skills in at least one language (Kotlin or Ruby) and relational databases.
• Proven track record of impact, self-driven and detail-oriented.

Responsibilities

• Design technical solutions that scale with business needs.
• Ship working code across backend services and microservices.
• Deploy and iterate quickly using CI/CD pipelines.
• Maintain and troubleshoot services to minimize production issues.

Skills

Kotlin

Ruby

Relational databases

Problem solving

Proactive

Education

STEM degree

Tools

PostgreSQL

CircleCI

Spinnaker

Job description

AlphaSights Ltd. is seeking a mid-level Backend Engineer for a remote UK role. You will join a cross-functional team and take ownership of backend services built with Kotlin and Ruby, backed by PostgreSQL.

The role emphasizes writing quality code, shipping rapidly, and continual learning using CircleCI and Spinnaker for deployment. We value a STEM background, proven experience in a mature engineering team, and a strong track record of impact.