Senior Java Backend Engineer
Hybrid | 2 Days per Month in London
6-Month Initial Contract | £700–£900 per day Inside IR35
Our client is looking for experienced Senior Java Backend Engineers to join high-performing engineering squads working on modern, cloud-native platforms. They’re looking for strong backend engineers with deep technical expertise across event-driven systems, microservices, and scalable cloud architectures. This is a hands-on engineering role suited to candidates who enjoy building robust systems, contributing to architecture decisions, and writing high-quality, testable code.
Key Skills & Experience
- Strong Java backend engineering experience
- Kafka / event-driven architecture expertise
- Microservices architecture experience
- Cloud-native development background
- Experience with Micronaut framework
- Strong focus on system design and engineering best practices
- Comfortable writing automated tests and contributing to quality engineering standards
Environment
- Modern engineering culture with squad-based delivery teams
- Tech-focused environment with strong engineering standards
- Open to candidates from fintech, gaming, gambling, and other modern product-led businesses
- Please note: candidates from large investment banking environments are less aligned to the client requirement
If you’re a senior backend engineer who thrives in modern, fast-paced engineering environments and enjoys building scalable distributed systems, we’d love to hear from you.
