Senior Engineer - AWS/Java

Xpertise Recruitment; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 76,500 - 93,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Bonus up to 30%

Enhanced pension scheme

Hybrid working model

Job summary

A leading tech recruitment firm in London is looking for a Senior Engineer specializing in AWS and Java. You will design and build serverless features, mentor junior engineers, and lead code reviews. The ideal candidate has experience with distributed systems and a collaborative mindset. This role offers a competitive salary of up to £85,000 and a hybrid working model, requiring just one day a week in the office.

Qualifications

• Proven experience building distributed systems and serverless applications.
• Strong grasp of clean code principles and software testing.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and secure coding practices.

Responsibilities

• Design and build serverless features and microservices in AWS.
• Lead code reviews and promote best practices in performance, security, and maintainability.
• Drive Agile delivery and mentor junior engineers.

Skills

Building distributed systems

Serverless applications

Clean code principles

CI/CD pipelines

Mentoring

Tools

AWS

Node.js

Terraform

SQL

GraphQL

Postgres

DynamoDB

Kubernetes

GitHub Actions

Quarkus

Job description

Overview

Senior Engineer - AWS/Java | Xpertise Recruitment

What You'll Be Doing

• Designing and building serverless features and microservices in AWS
• Solving complex engineering challenges with a strategic mindset
• Leading code reviews and promoting best practices in performance, security, and maintainability
• Driving Agile delivery and mentoring junior engineers
• Sharing insights and innovations across the wider tech community

Tech You'll Work With

• AWS (SDK, CDK, Lambda, Step Functions)
• Node.js
• Terraform / CloudFormation
• SQL, GraphQL
• Postgres, DynamoDB (nice to have)
• Kubernetes, GitHub Actions, Quarkus (nice to have)

What You'll Bring

• Proven experience building distributed systems and serverless applications
• Strong grasp of clean code principles and software testing
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and secure coding practices
• A collaborative, strategic mindset and a passion for mentoring

Why You'll Love It

• Up to £85,000 base salary
• Bonus up to 30%
• Enhanced pension scheme
• Hybrid working: just one day a week in a modern London office
• A chance to shape the future of digital financial services at scale

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Information Technology

Industries

• Desktop Computing Software Products

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