Senior Backend Engineer (Node/JVM) with React Native

LegalAndGeneral; City Of London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK financial services firm is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer with expertise in React Native to join their engineering team. In this role, you will be responsible for building high-quality features, resolving issues, and improving team processes. Candidates should have at least three years of backend development experience and solid knowledge of various technologies. The company offers strong benefits including performance bonuses and generous holiday policies.

Benefits

Annual performance-related bonus

Generous pension contribution

Healthcare Plan

At least 25 days holiday

Electric car scheme

Discounts on products and stores

Qualifications

• At least 3 years experience as a backend developer on large commercial projects.
• Solid knowledge of modern architecture patterns and clean code principles.
• Experience with cloud and container technologies.

Responsibilities

• Deliver maintainable features and resolve end-to-end issues with thoughtful engineering.
• Contribute to technical debt strategy for scalable systems.
• Define effective test strategies prioritising security and usability.

Skills

Backend development

React Native

Agile methodologies

GraphQL

Cloud technologies

Quality assurance practices

Software architecture

CI/CD processes

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

AWS

Docker

Node.js

JVM frameworks

Job description

A leading UK financial services firm is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer with expertise in React Native to join their engineering team. In this role, you will be responsible for building high-quality features, resolving issues, and improving team processes. Candidates should have at least three years of backend development experience and solid knowledge of various technologies. The company offers strong benefits including performance bonuses and generous holiday policies.