Senior Java Microservices Engineer — Hybrid & Mentor

Hastings Direct; Bexhill-on-Sea; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Annual bonus

Private healthcare

Pension contribution

Job summary

Hastings Direct is seeking a Senior Microservices Engineer to design, develop and maintain scalable Java-based microservices within the CIO Technology Engineering team. You will collaborate with senior engineers and cross‑functional squads to deliver robust solutions aligned with business goals.

You will mentor junior engineers, participate in code reviews, and support KPI tracking as Hastings continues to expand its digital architecture and customer engagement initiatives in hybrid work

Qualifications

• Extensive hands-on experience developing Java-based microservices in production.
• Strong experience working in agile teams with iterative delivery.
• Proven ability to influence technical decisions and lead engineering initiatives.
• Experience providing technical leadership and mentoring to engineers.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain scalable microservices within the CIO Technology Engineering team.
• Collaborate with Principal Engineer and cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality solutions.
• Lead code reviews and contribute to technical design discussions.
• Help track team KPIs and support strategic engineering initiatives.

Skills

Java

Microservices

Agile

Leadership

Code reviews

Mentoring

Tools

Spring Framework

Job description

Hastings Direct is seeking a Senior Microservices Engineer to design, develop and maintain scalable Java-based microservices within the CIO Technology Engineering team. You will collaborate with senior engineers and cross‑functional squads to deliver robust solutions aligned with business goals.

You will mentor junior engineers, participate in code reviews, and support KPI tracking as Hastings continues to expand its digital architecture and customer engagement initiatives in hybrid work