Senior Backend Engineer (Java)

Switch Tech Talent; Banbury; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Excellent benefits

Pension

Life assurance

Job summary

Switch Tech Talent partners with a well-established UK software company to hire a Senior Java Software Engineer. The role focuses on building scalable backend services, APIs and influencing architectural direction within a product-driven team.

The ideal candidate will have strong Java experience with Spring Boot or Micronaut, plus a track record in modernisation and greenfield development. Hybrid working and strong benefits are on offer.

Qualifications

• Strong Java experience with Spring Boot or Micronaut.
• Experience building scalable backend services and APIs.
• Enjoys solving complex technical problems.
• Comfortable working across both modernisation and greenfield development.
• Product or platform engineering experience is a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Build scalable backend services and APIs and solve complex technical challenges.
• Influence architecture and technical direction within a collaborative, product-focused team.
• Contribute to both modernisation and greenfield development initiatives.
• Help shape the future of the platform through new features and improvements.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Micronaut

Backend APIs

Problem solving

Job description

We're partnered with a well-established UK software company that's investing heavily in the next generation of its platform. With a strong customer base and ambitious growth plans, they're expanding their engineering team to deliver a mix of new features, platform improvements and modernisation projects.

They're looking for a Senior Java Software Engineer to help shape the future of the platform. You'll build scalable backend services, solve complex technical challenges and have genuine influence over engineering decisions in a collaborative, product-focused team.

The Ideal background for this Java Engineer:

• Strong Java experience with Spring Boot or Micronaut
• Experience building scalable backend services and APIs
• Enjoys solving complex technical problems
• Comfortable working across both modernisation and greenfield development
• Product or platform engineering experience is a bonus

Why this role?

• Work on a large-scale platform with real technical challenges
• Plenty of greenfield development alongside modernisation work
• Influence architecture and technical direction
• Growing engineering team with long-term investment
• Hybrid working, excellent benefits, pension and life assurance