Senior Backend Engineer - Java for Scalable Banking Platform

Starling Bank; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Salary sacrifice

Pension scheme

Life insurance

Private Medical Insurance

Cycle to Work

Wellbeing / gym partnerships

Job summary

Engine by Starling is seeking Backend Software Engineers to power the Engine Platform and extend features for banks worldwide. You will work across teams to build new capabilities and improve tooling, with a focus on scalable, configurable solutions.

The role suits those who enjoy coding in Java, cloud-native architectures, and collaborating in a fast-growing, engineering-led environment. Hybrid working is available.

Qualifications

• Backend engineers with ability to lead projects or domains within the Engine platform.
• Experience building features for banking or SaaS platforms is a plus.
• Comfort with Java and cloud-native microservice architectures.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects or functional areas within the Engine team and platform.
• Contribute to the award-winning platform and internal tooling.
• Build new features from scratch in a configurable way.
• Share knowledge and foster a learning culture.
• Own projects and deliver in small cross-bank teams.

Skills

Backend development

Lead projects

Mentoring

Team collaboration

Tools

Java

AWS

GCP

Kubernetes

TeamCity

Terraform

Grafana

Job description

Engine by Starling is seeking Backend Software Engineers to power the Engine Platform and extend features for banks worldwide. You will work across teams to build new capabilities and improve tooling, with a focus on scalable, configurable solutions.

The role suits those who enjoy coding in Java, cloud-native architectures, and collaborating in a fast-growing, engineering-led environment. Hybrid working is available.