Senior Backend Engineer

Formula Recruitment; England; Hybrid; GBP 76,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative recruitment agency in the UK seeks a Senior Backend Engineer to join a dynamic start-up. The role offers a salary of up to £90,000 plus bonus and benefits in a hybrid working environment. The ideal candidate will possess proven experience in backend engineering utilizing JVM technologies and system design. This position provides an opportunity to drive innovation while collaborating with a dedicated team, making a significant impact in the travel industry.

Benefits

10% bonus

Life assurance

25 days annual leave (option to buy 5 extra)

Flexible working

Work from anywhere up to 4 weeks a year

Personal learning budget

Qualifications

• Proven experience across backend engineering utilising JVM technologies.
• Hands-on experience in system design and architecture.
• Focus on producing clean code and promoting excellent coding practices.

Responsibilities

• Drive innovation in product development.
• Collaborate with a passionate team of engineers.
• Ensure quality across codebase using JVM stack.

Skills

Backend engineering with JVM technologies

System design and architecture

Clean coding practices

Tools

Java 11-17

Springboot

PostgreSQL

Kafka

AWS

Kubernetes

Terraform

Typescript

React

Job description

Senior Backend Engineer

Salary: Up to £90,000 + Bonus and Benefits

Hybrid: 2 days a week onsite (London)

Permanent, Full Time

We are partnered with an innovative start-up transforming the way people see and experience the world's best locations and experiences, financially facilitating people to explore the world with incredible savings.

They are currently looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join an existing team of circa 5 passionate and like-minded Engineers. As Senior Backend Engineer you will play a pivotal role in driving innovation, as well as working on their innovative product utilising a JVM stack ensuring quality across their code base.

What we expect from the Senior Backend Engineer:

• Proven experience across backend engineering utilising JVM technologies
• Proven hands‑on experience in system design and architecture
• Focus on producing clean code whilst promoting excellent coding practices throughout the team

Tech stack

• Java 11‑17, Springboot
• PostgreSQL / Kafka
• AWS / Kubernetes / Terraform
• Typescript / React

Benefits

• 10% bonus
• Life assurance
• 25 days annual leave (option to buy 5 extra)
• Flexible / hybrid working
• Work from anywhere up to 4 weeks a year
• Personal learning budget

This is an incredible opportunity for a driven Senior Backend Engineer to join an innovative start-up organisation and collaborate with expert teams in the travel space.

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