Senior Microservices Engineer

hastingsdirect; Bexhill-on-Sea; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Hybrid work from Bexhill/Leicester

Annual bonus scheme

Health & wellbeing benefits

Job summary

Hastings Direct is seeking a Senior Microservices Engineer to design, develop and maintain scalable microservices within the CIO Technology Engineering team. You will mentor junior engineers, participate in design discussions, and drive engineering standards to reduce risk and debt.

Hybrid work is available from Bexhill or Leicester, with close collaboration to the Principal Engineer and cross-functional teams. Strong Java and leadership experience are essential for this role.

Qualifications

• Extensive hands-on Java microservices experience in production environments.
• Strong track record in agile delivery and cross-functional collaboration.
• Experience providing technical leadership, mentoring, and driving best practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain scalable microservices aligned with business needs.
• Lead code reviews and contribute to engineering standards and architecture discussions.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote modern engineering practices across teams.
• Help track team KPIs and support strategic technical initiatives.

Skills

Java

Microservices

Leadership

Agile

Code reviews

Mentoring

Technical influence

Job description

Senior Microservices Engineer

We're a digital insurance provider with ambitious plans to become The Best and Biggest in the UK market. Over the past few years, we've made significant investments in our data and tech capabilities, particularly within our CIO function. Our CIO team is at the forefront of driving innovation and ensuring our technology infrastructure supports our ambitious goals. We've nurtured our 4Cs culture, fostering collaboration, creativity, and continuous improvement.

We're proud of the journey we're on as a company and know that our continued success will rely on the contribution of our talented colleagues.

We provide insurance to nearly four million customers, but we know there's even bigger opportunity out there. The fact you're now reading this job advert means we've tempted you to find out more about #lifeatHD - we really hope you like what you see, and you'll join us to share in the success of the exciting chapter that lies ahead.

Hybrid working available from either our Bexhill or Leicester locations.

What does the role involve?

As a Senior Microservices Engineer, you will contribute to the design, development, and maintenance of scalable and resilient microservices-based applications within the CIO Technology Engineering team. You will work closely with the Principal Engineer, Group Architecture, and cross-functional scrum teams to deliver high-quality solutions aligned with business and technical requirements.

You will be responsible for implementing microservices using best practices defined by the Community of Practice, ensuring consistency, reusability, and maintainability across services. You will actively participate in code reviews, technical design discussions, and contribute to the continuous improvement of engineering standards.

In this role, you will mentor junior engineers, support the adoption of modern engineering practices, and help identify and resolve technical issues early to reduce risk and prevent technical debt. You will also contribute to the creation and tracking of team-level KPIs and support the Principal Engineer in driving strategic initiatives.

Experiences/Skills needed:

• Extensive hands-on experience developing Java based microservices in production environments, with the technical depth expected of a senior-level engineer.
• Strong experience working in agile teams, with a solid understanding of iterative delivery and stakeholder collaboration.
• Proven ability to influence technical decisions, contribute to process improvements, and support the company's engineering vision.
• Experience Providing technical leadership, guidance, and mentoring to engineers, supporting knowledge sharing and capability development.

What we offer

Join us and you'll find a different way of doing things. We call it the 4Cs. We focus on getting it right for our colleagues, customers, company, and community. As one of our colleagues, you'll be helping to drive our growth, so in return, we'll give you all the support, training and development you need. Not to mention plenty of recognition and rewards, and the scope to voice your ideas and put them into practice.

Regrettably we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role

Reward

• Salary - Attractive salary based on experience (pay reviews also completed each year)
• Flexible Working - We champion a flexible and hybrid working approach
• Competitive Bonus Scheme - All colleagues are eligible for our annual 4Cs performance bonus, which is usually paid in March. The scheme is based on Hastings' performance against our business goals and your own personal performance.
• Physical Wellbeing - We like to help our colleagues take a proactive approach in keeping themselves well, that's why we fund our colleagues to be able to claim against everyday health care through our healthcare cash plan.
• Financial Wellbeing - As well as providing you with 4x your salary with our life assurance cover and income protection at no extra cost, pension contribution match up to 10%, we are proud to provide you with an AWARD WINNING package which includes - discounts and cashback at free independent mortgage advice and free access to financial wellbeing support
• Mental wellbeing programme - we have the thrive mental health app, our colleague assistance programme available 24/7, our own in-house mental health first aiders, support groups and a dedicated team to make sure we are covering your needs
• There's more! - 27 days annual leave + bank holidays, with the option to buy or sell one of your weeks, access to our health care cash back plans, dental plans, discounted health assessments, Cycle to work and tech schemes, discounted and free onsite facilities, social events throughout the year and much more ....