Senior Principal Backend Engineer (Java/Kotlin) - API & Edge

Anaplan Inc; Manchester; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Anaplan Inc is seeking a Sr. Principal Engineer to join our team in Manchester, UK. The successful candidate will lead the design and delivery of platform capabilities, including the architecture of API gateways and backend engines.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in Java/Kotlin and cloud technologies, a deep understanding of distributed systems, and a passion for mentoring others to elevate engineering culture. Join us to power the world’s largest enterprises.

Qualifications

• Extensive background in software engineering within enterprise-scale environments.
• Deep expertise in backend JVM languages (Java and/or Kotlin).
• Proven track record of delivering API-first infrastructures.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, delivery, and architecture of platform capabilities.
• Build and scale high-throughput backend engines.
• Drive the evolution of our deployment infrastructure.

Skills

Software engineering in enterprise environments

JVM languages (Java/Kotlin)

API-first infrastructures

Kubernetes

Event-driven architecture

Technical communication

Tools

Kubernetes

ArgoCD

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Anaplan Inc is seeking a Sr. Principal Engineer to join our team in Manchester, UK. The successful candidate will lead the design and delivery of platform capabilities, including the architecture of API gateways and backend engines.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in Java/Kotlin and cloud technologies, a deep understanding of distributed systems, and a passion for mentoring others to elevate engineering culture. Join us to power the world’s largest enterprises.