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

Elder

Greater London

Hybrid

GBP 60,000 - 80,000

Full time

3 days ago
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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.
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