Senior Backend Engineer - Scale Cloud Platform (Kotlin/Java)

Elder; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - GBP 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic tech scale-up in the UK is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer with expertise in Kotlin and cloud infrastructure. The role involves collaborating with product managers and engineers to create technology-driven solutions that enhance care services. Responsibilities include implementing and releasing new functionalities, maintaining cloud infrastructure, and ensuring platform reliability. The ideal candidate is passionate about solving real-world problems and staying current with new technologies. This position offers competitive salary, health benefits, and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Competitive Salary + Company Bonus

25 days of holiday + bank holidays

Dental and health insurance

Hybrid office model

Learning & home office budget

Quarterly team socials

Mentoring and coaching programmes

Macbook and necessary extras

Cycle-to-work scheme

Qualifications

• Strong communication and collaboration skills, comfortable engaging with stakeholders.
• Experience on modern backend architectures like microservices.
• Solid understanding of building reliable systems (redundancy, time complexity).
• Hands-on with cloud infrastructure, particularly Kubernetes on GCP.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with product managers and engineers to create tech solutions.
• Participate actively in code reviews and knowledge sharing.
• Implement and release new functionalities within backend systems.
• Maintain and evolve cloud infrastructure to ensure high availability.

Skills

Communication skills

Collaboration skills

Java or Kotlin development

Cloud infrastructure experience

Security best practices

Problem-solving

Interest in new technology

Tools

Kubernetes

Google Cloud Platform

Prometheus

Grafana

MySQL

Job description

A dynamic tech scale-up in the UK is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer with expertise in Kotlin and cloud infrastructure. The role involves collaborating with product managers and engineers to create technology-driven solutions that enhance care services. Responsibilities include implementing and releasing new functionalities, maintaining cloud infrastructure, and ensuring platform reliability. The ideal candidate is passionate about solving real-world problems and staying current with new technologies. This position offers competitive salary, health benefits, and a supportive work environment.