Senior Backend Engineer – Universal Search Platform

Sponsor Finder; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days holiday plus UK bank holidays

Private medical, dental, vision (AXA/B

Pension

Gym reimbursement

Equipment allowance

AI tooling access

Sabbatical after 5 years

Company performance‑based bonus

Job summary

Mark43 in Manchester seeks a Software Engineer – Universal Search to shape our 3rd‑party search and data integration efforts. You will build scalable backend services powering our universal search across RMS, CAD, and analytics products, leveraging modern data indexing and event‑driven patterns.

You’ll work with cross‑functional teams, own key features end‑to‑end, and drive observability, security, and performance improvements in a fast‑paced environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional backend experience in distributed systems.
• Experience with third‑party integrations and data sources.
• Strong communication and collaboration across Product/Engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end system design for universal search experiences.
• Enhance platform configurability and connectivity to new data sources.
• Review PRs for authorization, indexing, and configurations.

Skills

Backend ownership

Strong analytical thinking

Communication skills

Tools

Java

AWS (Lambda, API Gateway)

Kinesis

CI/CD

IaC

Job description

Mark43 in Manchester seeks a Software Engineer – Universal Search to shape our 3rd‑party search and data integration efforts. You will build scalable backend services powering our universal search across RMS, CAD, and analytics products, leveraging modern data indexing and event‑driven patterns.

You’ll work with cross‑functional teams, own key features end‑to‑end, and drive observability, security, and performance improvements in a fast‑paced environment.