Senior Microservices Engineer - Hybrid (Java)

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

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.