Senior Backend Engineer - Java 21/Spring Boot | Equity

Vega Investment Technologies Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fintech company in London is seeking a skilled Backend Developer to drive the design and development of backend services for their innovative SaaS platform. This role requires extensive experience in Java and Spring Boot, along with a strong understanding of microservices architecture and backend integration. The company offers a competitive salary, equity, and benefits, including private medical insurance and a gym membership. The position involves on-site attendance 4 days a week in Paddington.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Equity

Private medical insurance

Gym membership

Learning budget

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in back-end development with Java and Spring Boot.
• Proven experience in designing and developing microservices architectures.
• Hands-on experience with AWS services and Kubernetes is a plus.
• Strong experience in building RESTful APIs, especially OpenAPI-generated.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing frameworks.
• Proficiency with SQL including migrations.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication skills for articulating technical concepts.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and development of backend services for the SaaS platform.
• Build and maintain microservices using Java and Spring Boot.
• Develop and optimise RESTful APIs for frontend applications.
• Ensure seamless integration with third-party systems.
• Identify performance bottlenecks and optimise data flow.
• Advocate for clean code and DevOps best practices.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineers.

Skills

Backend development

Java

Spring Boot

API Development

Microservices architecture

AWS

DevOps best practices

SQL

Communication skills

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Postgres

TypeScript

React

Job description

A leading fintech company in London is seeking a skilled Backend Developer to drive the design and development of backend services for their innovative SaaS platform. This role requires extensive experience in Java and Spring Boot, along with a strong understanding of microservices architecture and backend integration. The company offers a competitive salary, equity, and benefits, including private medical insurance and a gym membership. The position involves on-site attendance 4 days a week in Paddington.