Senior Backend Engineer (Java) — Hybrid London, Scale & Impact

Rightmove; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Cash plan for dental, optical and physio treatments

Private Medical Insurance

27 days holiday plus two paid volunteering days

Travel Loans

Employee Assistance Plan

Charitable contributions through Payroll Giving

Job summary

Rightmove is looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join their team in London. This role involves designing innovative solutions and integrating third-party platforms to enhance our service delivery. The successful candidate will engage in meaningful projects that impact users significantly.

You should be well-versed in Java 17+, Spring Boot, and Kafka, and possess experience in leading complex projects. Rightmove offers a competitive compensation package and a hybrid work environment with opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• Strong commercial experience with Java 17+, Spring Boot, and Kafka.
• Experience leading complex projects and coordinating engineers.
• Passionate about performance, scalability, and user behavior.

Responsibilities

• Design and build new features using various technologies.
• Collaborate with teams to shape solutions.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote continuous improvement.

Skills

Java 17+

Spring Boot

Kafka

TDD practices

Collaboration

Tools

Elasticsearch

Gradle

Hibernate

Couchbase

SQL

Docker

Job description

Rightmove is looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join their team in London. This role involves designing innovative solutions and integrating third-party platforms to enhance our service delivery. The successful candidate will engage in meaningful projects that impact users significantly.

You should be well-versed in Java 17+, Spring Boot, and Kafka, and possess experience in leading complex projects. Rightmove offers a competitive compensation package and a hybrid work environment with opportunities for professional growth.