Senior/Staff Fullstack Engineer — Java Spring & Distributed Systems

Marks and Spencer plc (UK); Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail company in the UK is looking for a Staff Software Engineer to lead the design and development of backend systems using Java 11+ and Spring Boot. This hybrid role involves architecting event-driven systems, providing engineering leadership, and mentoring senior engineers. Ideal candidates should have extensive experience in backend engineering and a deep understanding of distributed systems. A positive, supportive work environment that values continuous improvement awaits the right individual.

Qualifications

• Extensive backend engineering experience with Java (11/17+) and Spring Boot.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, microservices, and event-driven architecture.
• Proven ability to reason about complex systems: idempotency, locking, consistency models.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of backend systems.
• Set technical standards around scalability, resilience, and testing.
• Provide engineering leadership and mentor senior engineers.

Skills

Java 11+

Spring Boot

Kafka

Typescript

Golang

Event-driven systems

Distributed systems

Tools

Postgres

AWS

Job description

A leading retail company in the UK is looking for a Staff Software Engineer to lead the design and development of backend systems using Java 11+ and Spring Boot. This hybrid role involves architecting event-driven systems, providing engineering leadership, and mentoring senior engineers. Ideal candidates should have extensive experience in backend engineering and a deep understanding of distributed systems. A positive, supportive work environment that values continuous improvement awaits the right individual.