Senior Backend Engineer — Scale & Platform Leadership

Booking.com; Manchester; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading travel technology company in the UK seeks a Senior Backend Software Engineer to design and develop scalable systems that impact millions of customers. The ideal candidate should have over 7 years of experience in software engineering, strong programming skills in multiple server-side languages, and a proven track record in incident management. This role emphasizes innovation and collaboration within cross-functional teams to enhance technical architecture and product performance, ideally suited for proactive candidates with leadership experience.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7+ years of experience as a Software Engineer with web applications and distributed systems.
• Strong technical knowledge in building APIs and performance optimization.
• Experience in mentoring, coaching, and training other engineers.

Responsibilities

• Develop highly scalable, flexible, and high-performance systems.
• Solve issues with mobile apps, websites, and internal systems.
• Lead technical discussions and define technical architecture.

Skills

Programming skills in multiple server-side languages

Communication and influence skills

Experience in incident management

Strong knowledge of APIs and performance optimization

Experience with Java, Kubernetes, Kafka, AWS

Job description

A leading travel technology company in the UK seeks a Senior Backend Software Engineer to design and develop scalable systems that impact millions of customers. The ideal candidate should have over 7 years of experience in software engineering, strong programming skills in multiple server-side languages, and a proven track record in incident management. This role emphasizes innovation and collaboration within cross-functional teams to enhance technical architecture and product performance, ideally suited for proactive candidates with leadership experience.