Software Engineer

Royal Mail Group; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading postal service provider in the UK is seeking a Lead Developer to join their Digital Transformation team. You will be instrumental in modernising their Event Processing system, implementing scalable microservices and working in a hybrid model. Ideal candidates will have strong Java skills and proven experience in large-scale projects. Enjoy a competitive salary, bonus potential, and a culture that values innovation.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Bonus potential

25 days annual leave

Pension plan

Flexible working

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading large-scale modernization programmes.
• Confident communication in code and conversation.
• Passion for clean code and agile delivery.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality, efficient solutions across technology estate.
• Collaborate with senior developers and engineers to build software.
• Design and implement scalable microservices and event-driven architectures.

Skills

Leadership in modernization

Clean code practices

Java proficiency

Microservices architecture

Event processing (Kafka)

REST APIs

TDD and CI/CD

Infrastructure as Code

Job description

Job reference number 332249

Software Engineer

Competitive Salary, bonus potential, 25 days annual leave and pension

Full time

Permanent

London Farringdon x3 days a week

Lead Developer - Event Processing | Royal Mail

Location: London x3 days a week (Hybrid) Department: Digital Transformation

Royal Mail is undergoing a bold digital transformation, and we're looking for a visionary Lead Developer to help shape the future of our Event Processing system‑the beating heart of our operational infrastructure. This is your chance to drive strategic innovation at scale, delivering high-performance solutions that power one of the UK's most iconic institutions.

What You'll Do

• Deliver high-quality, efficient solutions across a complex and evolving technology estate.
• Collaborate with senior developers, platform engineers, DevOps, and testers to build and release robust software incrementally.
• Design and implement scalable microservices and event-driven architectures using technologies like Kafka.
• Champion software craftsmanship, writing reliable, maintainable code that solves real business problems.
• Contribute to system design, ensuring alignment with strategic goals and operational excellence.
• Support production systems, troubleshoot incidents, and implement resilient fixes.

What You Bring

• Proven experience leading large-scale modernisation programmes.
• A confident communicator–both in code and conversation.
• Passion for clean code, continuous improvement, and agile delivery (Scrum/Kanban).
• Strong Java skills; polyglot developers are highly valued.
• Expertise in:
  • Microservices architecture
  • Event processing patterns (Kafka or equivalent)
  • REST APIs and JSON
  • TDD, mocking, CI/CD pipelines
  • Infrastructure as Code and automated deployments

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a mission‑critical transformation that touches millions of lives daily.
• Work in a collaborative, forward‑thinking environment where innovation is celebrated.
• Enjoy flexible working, career development, and a culture that values your voice.

Ready to lead the charge in modernising Royal Mail's digital backbone? Apply now and help us deliver the future.

About Us

At Royal Mail we connect companies, customers and communities across the country, delivering a one‑price‑goes‑anywhere, universal postal service to more than 30 million addresses. As one of the UK's leading companies, we are focused on being recognised as the best delivery company in the UK and across Europe.

Royal Mail are proud of our diverse employee network groups and the active role they play to support belonging and encourage a positive work environment. We are firmly committed to inclusion and passionate about our people representing the communities we serve.

We are happy to support your need for any adjustments during the application and hiring process. Please share the details within your application if required.

We are Forces family friendly and a Gold signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant. We welcome applications from ex‑Armed Forces personnel, reservists, veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners.

For more information on Royal Mail Group and our values please click here: https://www.internationaldistributionsservices.com/en/about-us/

Closing Date: 23rd November 2025. Please note, this advert may close early if the appropriate number of applications has been reached.

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