Senior Java Backend Engineer – Microservices in the Cloud

Getnet; Milton Keynes; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Dental insurance

Wellhub

Hybrid work model

60% on-site on average

Transportation allowance

Meal vouchers

Self-development programs

Part of Santander Group

Job summary

Getnet Platforms, part of Santander Payment Solutions, seeks a Software Engineer to design, develop, and maintain scalable Java applications within a cloud-native, microservices environment.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, contribute to performance improvements, and help drive CI/CD, observability, and best practices across the engineering org. A hybrid 60% on-site model is expected in the UK.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience developing Java applications in production environments.
• Experience building and maintaining microservices architectures.
• Experience designing and implementing REST APIs.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
• Experience conducting code reviews and mentoring team members.
• Experience with incident management and performance optimization.
• Experience integrating AI-assisted development tools into daily workflows (preferred).
• Experience building or integrating AI/ML capabilities into applications (preferred).
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
• Professional certifications in Java, Cloud Technologies, or Scrum (preferred).
• English language proficiency (Professional).

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain high-quality software solutions using Java and modern engineering practices.
• Build and evolve microservices and integrations that support business-critical applications.
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and cross-functional teams to deliver reliable and scalable solutions.
• Contribute to application performance, observability, and resilience initiatives.
• Participate in code reviews and promote software engineering best practices.
• Develop automated tests and support CI/CD processes.
• Work with cloud-native technologies, messaging platforms, and modern development tools.
• Support continuous improvement of systems, processes, and engineering standards.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Microservices Architecture

REST APIs

Agile/Scrum

Code reviews

Incident management

AI tools (Pref)

Education

Bachelor's Degree in CS/Engineering/Math/Related

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Kafka

RabbitMQ

IBM MQ

GraphQL

Jira

Confluence

Gradle

SonarQube

Job description

Getnet Platforms, part of Santander Payment Solutions, seeks a Software Engineer to design, develop, and maintain scalable Java applications within a cloud-native, microservices environment.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, contribute to performance improvements, and help drive CI/CD, observability, and best practices across the engineering org. A hybrid 60% on-site model is expected in the UK.