Senior Software Engineer

Senior Backend Engineer

Location: London, Hybrid (2 Days Onsite)

Salary: £90,000 - £105,000 + Competitive bonus

We're working with a rapidly growing tech for good company that is transforming how data, automation, and smart integrations shape the future of digital infrastructure. Their platform optimises real-time operations, connecting users with seamless, intelligent technology solutions.

They are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer with deep expertise in JVM technologies to help scale and enhance their high-performance systems. There will be a requirement to use Kotlin moving forwards! This is an opportunity to work with modern architecture, collaborating with top-tier engineers in a fast-moving, product-focused environment.

Responsibilities

  • Play a key role in shaping and maintaining the backend infrastructure, built on a modern JVM stack
  • Write clean, well-tested, production-ready code that the team can rely on
  • Bring fresh ideas to the table — challenging existing approaches and proposing better solutions where you see them
  • Work closely with Product and Engineering teams to break down complex problems and deliver impactful features
  • Take ownership of your own development while helping to raise the bar for those around you
  • Get involved in hiring — helping to assess and attract strong technical talent to the team
  • Stay curious about the wider engineering landscape and bring relevant insights back to the team

Key Requirements

  • Strong commercial experience in Kotlin or JVM technologies for backend development
  • Confidence working with Spring Boot or Kotlin or Java to build robust microservices
  • A passion for creating API-first products
  • Ability to write efficient, secure, well-documented, and clean code
  • Familiar with Agile principles and best practices such as peer code review and pair programming
  • Clear understanding of fundamental computer science and software engineering concepts (e.g. design patterns, test-first design, SOLID principles)

Desirable

  • Familiarity with both Monolithic and Microservices-based systems
  • A background in a product-led environment where engineering and business goals are closely aligned
  • Hands-on exposure to AWS or comparable cloud platforms
  • A genuine enthusiasm for working with Kotlin and a desire to grow expertise in it moving forwards

Benefits

  • £90,000 - £105,000 + Competitive bonus
  • Hybrid - London (2 Days Onsite)
  • Private Health Insurance
  • Pension Scheme

This is a great Senior Backend Engineer position with the potential to have a massive impact on the technology strategy of a business directly shaping the future of intelligent digital infrastructure.

Due to the high volume of applications, not all applicants will receive individual feedback.

Job Details

Company
Formula
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
Hybrid / Remote Options
Posted