Backend Engineer London, England (Hybrid) Permanent
My client is looking for a Backend Engineer to join a growing engineering team building modern, cloud-native products that directly impact customer experience and business growth. You’ll play a key role in evolving engineering standards, improving delivery processes, and helping the team leverage modern tooling, automation, and AI-assisted development in a pragmatic and secure way.
You’re someone who takes ownership and cares deeply about delivering quality solutions. You’re naturally curious about modern engineering practices and emerging technologies, particularly how AI is shaping software development, but you apply these tools thoughtfully and pragmatically.
Most importantly, you’ll bring a collaborative mindset and a genuine focus on building products that create meaningful outcomes for both customers and the wider business.
Building and maintaining scalable, production-grade backend systems using Java or Kotlin Developing high-quality, maintainable code across a modern cloud-based architecture Collaborating with product and business stakeholders to turn commercial goals into clear technical solutions Taking ownership of features and services throughout the full software delivery lifecycle Contributing to architecture decisions, scalability improvements, and performance optimisation Driving best practices across code quality, testing, CI/CD, and engineering standards Working closely with frontend applications and customer journeys to continuously improve user experience Evaluating and adopting modern development tools, including AI-assisted engineering workflows, where they add meaningful value
4+ years’ experience as a Software Engineer or Backend Engineer~ Strong backend development experience with Java or Kotlin~ Solid understanding of frontend technologies such as React and experience supporting production-grade user-facing applications~ Experience working with databases such as PostgreSQL or MongoDB in scalable environments~ Hands-on AWS experience~ Practical experience using AI-assisted development tools or automation to improve engineering workflows, with a good understanding of associated risks such as security and maintainability~…