Server-side Engineer

EUROPEAN SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS LIMITED; Burgess Hill; On-site; GBP 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

EUROPEAN SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS LIMITED is seeking a skilled Backend Engineer to join the Mobile Engineering team. You will contribute to the Backend for Frontend layer used by millions of users worldwide and collaborate with engineers, product, designers, and QA.

The role focuses on Kotlin-based services, Gradle, REST, GraphQL, and RAML within a dynamic UK team, with opportunities across levels from entry to staff depending on experience.

Qualifications

• Relevant experience building server-side applications.
• Experience with Kotlin, Gradle, REST, GraphQL (GQL) and RAML.
• Experience with asynchronous code and performance optimization.
• Experience with legacy code and refactoring.
• Experience with build tools and CI.
• Experience writing unit tests.
• Experience integrating with bespoke backend services.

Responsibilities

• Work on the Mobile application Service Layer (Backend for Frontend) used by tens of millions of users around the world.
• Build the Backend for Frontend API layer consumed by mobile apps.
• Work as part of the Mobile Engineering team to develop new products and platforms.
• Collaborate with a large team of engineers, product people, designers, and QA.
• Contribute to interactive experiences across all touch points of a consumer journey before, during, and after purchase.

Skills

Strong technical skills

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Self-starting

Open-ended problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Kotlin

Gradle

REST

GQL

RAML

Job description

Salary: £70,000 - 70,000 per year

Requirements:

• Strong technical skills and creativity
• Enjoy solving tough problems and working with modern technologies
• Willingness to share ideas and care deeply about user experience and beautiful code
• Relevant experience and skills in building server-side applications
• Experience writing, refactoring, and deleting code
• Experience with build tools and continuous integration
• Experience fixing bugs
• Experience with asynchronous code
• Experience in performance analysis and optimization
• Experience working with legacy code
• Experience writing unit tests
• Experience with open source
• Experience working in a team
• Self-starting mindset
• Experience integrating with bespoke backend services
• Experience designing solutions for open-ended problems
• Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience
• Familiarity with relevant technologies such as Kotlin, Gradle, REST, GQL, and RAML

Responsibilities:

• Work on the Mobile application Service Layer (Backend for Frontend) used by tens of millions of users around the world
• Build the Backend for Frontend API layer consumed by mobile apps
• Work as part of the Mobile Engineering team to develop new products and platforms
• Collaborate with a large team of engineers, product people, designers, and QA
• Contribute to interactive experiences across all touch points of a consumers journey before, during, and after purchase

Technologies:

• API
• Backend
• Frontend
• Gradle
• Kotlin
• Mobile
• REST

More:

We are part of the Mobile Engineering team, focused on building new products and platforms and delivering interactive experiences across all touch points of a consumers journey. You will work in a large, collaborative environment with engineers, product people, designers, and QA, developing a Backend for Frontend API layer consumed by mobile apps. Based on experience, this role may be entry level, senior, or staff.