Senior Backend Engineer - Kotlin/Java, AI Platform

Landytech; England; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Landytech is hiring a senior backend engineer to shape scalable Kotlin/Java services in a Spring-based microservices stack. You will own architecture, drive data modelling, security and performance, and mentor peers while delivering production-grade code across Kotlin, Java and Python components.

You’ll partner with a Product Manager to align requirements with architectural plans, and you’ll help evolve our platform to support AI-enabled data workflows and multi-entity data integration.

Qualifications

• 5+ years building backend systems in production, with depth in Kotlin/Java and Spring ecosystem.
• Architecting distributed or microservices platforms beyond individual services.
• Strong data modelling, SQL skills and experience with data pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Product Manager to shape initiatives and break down work for delivery.
• Own design documentation, APIs, data contracts and security considerations.
• Ensure performance, availability and security are baked into every feature.

Skills

Kotlin

Java 17+

Spring Framework

Architecture design

Data modelling

Python basics

React/TypeScript

Kubernetes

Docker

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Math or related

Tools

Git

Azure/AWS

Job description

Landytech is hiring a senior backend engineer to shape scalable Kotlin/Java services in a Spring-based microservices stack. You will own architecture, drive data modelling, security and performance, and mentor peers while delivering production-grade code across Kotlin, Java and Python components.

You’ll partner with a Product Manager to align requirements with architectural plans, and you’ll help evolve our platform to support AI-enabled data workflows and multi-entity data integration.