Senior Backend Engineer – Mobile Apps (Kotlin/Java)

N Consulting Limited; Burgess Hill; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology consulting firm is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to develop the service layer for a travel mobile app. Ideal candidates have over 8 years of experience, particularly in Kotlin and Java, and possess strong skills in building microservices. This role requires leadership in Agile environments and collaboration across teams. The position offers a 6-month contract with potential for permanent hire and a hybrid work model requiring at least 3 days in the office.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software development experience.
• Strong experience in building microservices or backend-for-frontend architectures for mobile applications.
• Experience with observability tools such as Sentry, ELK, Dynatrace.

Responsibilities

• Architect and design solutions based on domain-driven design.
• Write and deliver high-quality code in Kotlin.
• Mentor and coach junior team members.

Skills

Microservices architecture

Kotlin

Java 17+

Spring

Observability tools

Agile methodologies

Cloud technologies

CI/CD

Github Actions

CircleCI

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Maven

Gradle

Job description

A leading technology consulting firm is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to develop the service layer for a travel mobile app. Ideal candidates have over 8 years of experience, particularly in Kotlin and Java, and possess strong skills in building microservices. This role requires leadership in Agile environments and collaboration across teams. The position offers a 6-month contract with potential for permanent hire and a hybrid work model requiring at least 3 days in the office.