Senior Software Engineer

Stott and May; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 72,000 - 88,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm is seeking a Senior Java Engineer in London to lead the development of core product features for a travel app. Candidates should have over 5 years of experience and strong programming and API design skills. The role requires a proactive approach to problem-solving and excellent communication to collaborate with various stakeholders. The position involves designing impactful features and providing technical guidance to the team. A hybrid work model is offered, with three days onsite.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience building products.
• Strong sense of ownership and ability to deliver production-quality code.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Designing and implementing APIs and core services.
• Developing models and business logic.
• Building impactful product features.
• Providing technical leadership and mentoring to other engineers.

Skills

Strong programming skills

API design

Problem-solving

Excellent communication skills

Experience with Java

Tools

AWS

Spring Framework

Hibernate

Job description

Location: London (x3 days a week onsite)

Salary: Up to £80k DOE

Type: Perm

Job Description

We are looking for a passionate Senior Java Engineer in London to lead the design and development of core product features and services that power an app used by thousands of travellers on a daily basis.

As a Senior Java Engineer for an loyalty program team, you will have the opportunity to make a massive impact on traveller's behaviour and booking experience. Specifically, you’ll be responsible for driving improvements to loyalty offerings that enable millions of business & leisure travellers.

What You’ll Do:

• Designing and implementing APIs and core services
• Developing models and business logic
• Building out impactful product features
• Ensure the quality of the features you built, follow-up on usage/issues post release.
• Work closely with product and design team to deliver new features that align with the needs of the business
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to other engineers on the team
• Contribute and drive frameworks that lead to significant user experience improvements
• Assist the team in understanding and adopting new technologies

What We're Looking For:

• Strong programming skills and CS fundamentals combined with 5+ years of experience building products
• Deep architecture and API design skills to build core services and new product features
• Strong sense of ownership demonstrated through shipping production-quality code equipped with testing, monitoring and documentation
• Passion for solving problems and learning new tools and technologies
• Excellent communication skills working with stakeholders and domain experts across the company to design solutions to user problems
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Prior experience working at startups and/or on consumer-facing products
• Experience with Java, AWS and/or distributed systems is a plus
• Experience with Hibernate or similar ORM technologies is a plus
• Experience with Spring Framework is a plus