Software Engineer - Microservices

RS Group; Weldon; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology solutions provider in the UK is seeking a Software Engineer to join their Product & Price domain team. The role involves developing and supporting microservices and GraphQL APIs in a collaborative Agile environment. Ideal candidates will have software development experience, strong collaboration skills, and be passionate about building scalable services.

Benefits

Annual performance bonus

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Private healthcare

£500 a year for health monitoring & consultation

Qualifications

• Proven experience in software development and engineering within a modern tech environment.
• Strong collaboration and relationship-building skills across teams and levels.
• Excellent communication skills to explain complex concepts clearly.

Responsibilities

• Integrate Apollo GraphQL-fronted Product API with Adobe Commerce.
• Support and enhance existing Apollo GraphQL microservices.
• Collaborate within your agile team to develop and support microservices-based applications.

Skills

Software development

Collaboration

Communication

Problem-solving

Tools

Node.js

Java

AWS

Apollo GraphQL

GitLab CI

Job description

RS Group is looking for a talented Software Engineer to join our Product & Price domain team. You'll work within a collaborative agile environment, developing and supporting new and existing microservices and GraphQL APIs that power our global digital platforms.

What You'll Be Doing

• Integrate our Apollo GraphQL-fronted Product API with a new Adobe Commerce implementation.
• Support, maintain, and enhance existing Apollo GraphQL microservices.
• Collaborate within your agile team to develop, deploy, and support microservices-based applications.
• Work closely with other engineering teams and domains to deliver scalable, high-quality solutions.

Our Tech Stack

• Node.js and Java for development.
• AWS (Lambda, SNS, SQS, DynamoDB).
• Apollo GraphQL.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using automation and pipelines (GitLab CI).
• Postman, GitLab Pipelines, Adobe Digital Commerce.
• Datadog for introspection and observability.

Benefits

• Annual performance bonus.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave.
• Private healthcare.
• Help people take control of ongoing health conditions such as diabetes or asthma with £500 a year available for monitoring & consultation.
• Support for neurodiverse colleagues and families: needs assessment, diagnosis, and post-diagnostic support for autism spectrum, ADHD, and Tourette's syndrome.
• Support for women at different life stages: fertility support, diagnosis, and monitoring of endometriosis and menopause.
• Enhanced coverage for the LGBTQ+ community: voice coaching, facial surgery, and gender confirmation surgery.
• Fertility coverage additions: IVF for lesbian couples and information/support around surrogacy and adoption for all.

You're a hands‑on engineer who thrives in a collaborative, fast‑paced environment. You're passionate about building reliable, scalable services and love solving complex technical challenges. You care about quality, teamwork, and driving meaningful change.

What You'll Need

• Proven experience in software development and engineering within a modern tech environment.
• Strong collaboration and relationship-building skills across teams and levels.
• Excellent communication skills – able to explain complex concepts clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• A proactive, solutions-focused mindset with the ability to lead change positively.
• Experience with Okta Auth0 is a plus.

At RS we've been solving engineering problems for over 80 years: big ones, small ones, easy and difficult ones. We turn the 'what ifs' into the 'why nots', the impossible into the possible.

Our purpose? Making amazing happen for a better world. We offer service and product solutions. We send out a parcel every 2 seconds, to over 130 countries. We provide over 700,000 in-stock and over 3 million unstocked products to more than 1.2 million customers. We want people like you, as you are curious about things, you like doing things differently and also in a human way with empathy. Because that's exactly how we partner with people – our customers, suppliers, colleagues and communities – to solve problems. We'll also invest in your development and wellbeing – because building a more diverse and inclusive culture, being ethical, responsible, and committed to our Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) action plan is at the heart of everything we do. Come and join us and we'll help you to think big, do more and unleash your brilliance, so you do amazing things too.