Staff Backend Engineer & Technical Leader

Starling; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model

Private medical insurance

Pension scheme

Generous holiday

Cycle to work

Job summary

Engine by Starling is hiring Backend Software Engineers to build and scale our platform for banks worldwide. You’ll work across complex systems, delivering new features from concept to production while guiding teams with strong engineering practices.

We value hands-on coding, curiosity, and collaboration in a hybrid setup, with a focus on Java, cloud-native services, and robust testing to ensure high-quality deliverables for our banking clients.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering backend services at scale.
• Strong knowledge of distributed systems and APIs.
• Ability to own complex features end-to-end across teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead backend features from inception to delivery.
• Mentor peers and set technical direction for projects.
• Collaborate with product, design and other engineers to meet client goals.
• Shape platform architecture and driving best practices across the team.

Skills

Java

AWS

GCP

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Microservices

Tools

TeamCity

Terraform

Grafana

Job description

Engine by Starling is hiring Backend Software Engineers to build and scale our platform for banks worldwide. You’ll work across complex systems, delivering new features from concept to production while guiding teams with strong engineering practices.

We value hands-on coding, curiosity, and collaboration in a hybrid setup, with a focus on Java, cloud-native services, and robust testing to ensure high-quality deliverables for our banking clients.