Senior Backend Engineer - Hybrid (APIs & Microservices)

Royal London Group; Alderley Edge; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days annual leave

Employer matching pension scheme

Private medical insurance

Job summary

Royal London’s Digital Team is hiring a Senior Software Engineer specialising in Back End development in Alderley Park. You’ll design, develop, test and deliver robust software that supports our business and customers, taking ownership of complex back-end solutions within a collaborative engineering environment.

You’ll collaborate with engineers, testers and architects to raise engineering standards. You’ll design REST APIs and microservices, apply event-driven approaches, and work with SQL

Qualifications

• Enterprise development experience with Java and C#
• Experience building REST APIs and microservices
• Knowledge of event-driven architectures
• Experience with persistence and caching (SQL Server)
• Strong automated testing practices and full SDLC understanding
• Collaborative cross-functional delivery ownership

Responsibilities

• Design and develop robust back-end solutions meeting business needs
• Deliver complex technical changes and assess impact on applications
• Design and develop APIs, microservices and event-driven solutions
• Develop high-quality code with automated tests and best practices
• Collaborate with engineers, testers, architecture and delivery teams to deploy safely
• Review code and contribute ideas to improve engineering quality

Skills

Java

C#

REST APIs

Microservices

Event-driven

SQL Server

Automated testing

SDLC

Job description

Royal London’s Digital Team is hiring a Senior Software Engineer specialising in Back End development in Alderley Park. You’ll design, develop, test and deliver robust software that supports our business and customers, taking ownership of complex back-end solutions within a collaborative engineering environment.

You’ll collaborate with engineers, testers and architects to raise engineering standards. You’ll design REST APIs and microservices, apply event-driven approaches, and work with SQL