Senior Backend Engineer - Hybrid London | Java & Spring

Rightmove; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 52,000 - 71,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Pension

Life insurance

Dental

Optical and physio cash plan

27 days holiday plus volunteering days

Travel loans

Bike to work scheme

Rental deposit loan

Payroll giving

Discounts

Job summary

Rightmove in London is hiring a Senior Backend Engineer to design, build and own features using Java 17+, Spring Boot, Elasticsearch, Kafka, Gradle, Hibernate, Couchbase, SQL, and Docker. You will collaborate across teams, shape solutions, and take end-to-end ownership of projects.

The role emphasizes performance, scalability, and a proactive approach to introducing new technologies while fostering a culture of learning and inclusion. Hybrid working with two days in the London office.

Qualifications

• Strong commercial experience with Java 17+ and Spring Boot.
• Experience leading complex projects and coordinating across engineers.
• Deep understanding of TDD practices and pipeline optimisation.
• Ability to balance technical priorities with business OKRs.
• Passion for performance, scalability and understanding user behaviour.
• Proactive mindset in introducing new ideas and ways of working.
• Commitment to knowledge sharing and building an inclusive environment.

Responsibilities

• Design and build new features and enhancements using Java 17+, Spring Boot, Elasticsearch, Kafka, Gradle, Hibernate, Couchbase, SQL, and Docker.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to shape solutions and priorities.
• Take ownership of key technical decisions and deliver projects end-to-end.
• Balance new feature development with technical debt and pragmatic trade-offs.
• Write high-quality, secure, and extensible code for current needs and future growth.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders and third parties to meet business objectives.
• Champion new technologies that add value and align with the roadmap.
• Mentor and support junior engineers to foster growth and ownership.

Skills

Java 17+

Spring Boot

Kafka

TDD

Leadership

Collaboration

Performance optimization

Tools

Docker

Elasticsearch

Gradle

Hibernate

SQL

Spring

Job description

Rightmove in London is hiring a Senior Backend Engineer to design, build and own features using Java 17+, Spring Boot, Elasticsearch, Kafka, Gradle, Hibernate, Couchbase, SQL, and Docker. You will collaborate across teams, shape solutions, and take end-to-end ownership of projects.

The role emphasizes performance, scalability, and a proactive approach to introducing new technologies while fostering a culture of learning and inclusion. Hybrid working with two days in the London office.