
On-site
Staff Software Engineer
United Kingdom, United Kingdom
full-timeOn-sitePosted 2 Sept 2026
โ All rolesJavaSpring BootPostgreSQLSystem DesignArchitectureMentoring
We are hiring a Staff Software Engineer to lead backend system architecture, microservice design, and technical strategy across teams on our Java / Spring platform.
Tech stack: Java, Spring Boot, PostgreSQL, Kafka, Microservices, System Design, Architecture, AWS
What you will work on:
- Drive the architectural roadmap and system design for distributed microservice ecosystems handling high-volume traffic.
- Solve company-wide system performance bottlenecks, transactional integrity issues, and data domain boundaries.
- Champion technical standards, continuous improvement practices, test automation strategies, and code review quality.
- Partner with principal engineers and product managers to define future technical architecture specifications.
What we are looking for:
- Extensive track record architecting and operating complex distributed backend software systems using Java and Spring Boot.
- Deep expertise in high-scale relational database modeling, event-driven architectures (Kafka), and cloud setups.
- Demonstrated technical leadership, cross-team alignment capability, and mentorship experience.