Senior Backend Engineer — Platform & Scale (Hybrid)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary, benefits, and pre-IPO equity

28 days paid holiday, increasing with tenure

One fully paid Impact Day per year

Generous family leave and mental health support

Regular team events and weekly catered lunches

Job summary

Personio is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join their EO team in London. In this role, you will evolve backend systems that power key functionalities of Personio while working collaboratively with various teams. The position requires experience in backend engineering, familiarity with Java or Kotlin, and preferably some front-end experience in React. This role offers flexibility, requiring only 2 days in the office and includes generous benefits such as 28 paid holidays and an Impact Day.

Qualifications

• Strong experience as a backend engineer working on production systems.
• Comfort operating in ambiguous environments with changing priorities.
• A product-minded approach to engineering and problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and evolve scalable backend systems that are used across Personio.
• Collaborate closely with Product and Design, managing a wide range of technical stakeholders.
• Contribute to a senior-heavy team through code reviews, design discussions, and technical leadership.

Skills

Backend engineering

Problem solving

Java

Kotlin

React

Job description

Personio is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join their EO team in London. In this role, you will evolve backend systems that power key functionalities of Personio while working collaboratively with various teams. The position requires experience in backend engineering, familiarity with Java or Kotlin, and preferably some front-end experience in React. This role offers flexibility, requiring only 2 days in the office and includes generous benefits such as 28 paid holidays and an Impact Day.