Senior Backend Architect - Kotlin/Event-Driven (Remote)

Be-IT; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Be-IT in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Backend Architect to own the back-end architecture for a multi-year migration. You will drive domain-driven, event-driven patterns and guide the migration from the legacy system to a clean, scalable codebase.

Remote with on-site Scotland presence, you will collaborate with non-engineers to extract domain knowledge and ensure data integrity. The role demands strong Kotlin/Java leadership, experience in incremental migrations of live systems, and the

Qualifications

• Led back-end architecture on Kotlin or Java, with domain-driven and event-driven patterns to guide the team.
• Implemented incremental migration of a live system, ensuring zero data loss and consistency.
• Collaborated with domain experts and non-developers to capture knowledge and translate it into code.

Responsibilities

• Own the back-end architecture for the new system replacing the legacy core.
• Design and oversee the migration to an event-driven codebase area by area.
• Coordinate with domain experts to capture business rules and constraints.

Skills

Back-end architecture

Kotlin

Java

Event-driven

Domain-driven design

Migration live systems

Non-engineer collaboration

Tools

Spring Boot

PostgreSQL

Job description

Be-IT in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Backend Architect to own the back-end architecture for a multi-year migration. You will drive domain-driven, event-driven patterns and guide the migration from the legacy system to a clean, scalable codebase.

Remote with on-site Scotland presence, you will collaborate with non-engineers to extract domain knowledge and ensure data integrity. The role demands strong Kotlin/Java leadership, experience in incremental migrations of live systems, and the