We’re looking for experienced Software Engineers (Lead to Principal) to help build and scale secure backend platforms. You’ll work on modern cloud‑based systems using a mix of commercial and open‑source technologies across private and public cloud environments.


What you’ll be doing

  • Designing, building, deploying and improving backend services and platforms
  • Delivering features that meet both functional and non‑functional requirements
  • Estimating and shaping user stories as part of an Agile team
  • Shipping small, frequent releases to keep momentum high
  • Working closely with other engineers in cross‑functional teams
  • Building, optimising and running CI/CD pipelines
  • Owning and supporting the services your team delivers in production


What we’re looking for

  • 5+ years’ experience delivering production‑grade cloud solutions
  • Strong Java experience, with exposure to JVM languages such as Kotlin or Scala
  • Experience with Kafka or similar messaging platforms
  • Background in Agile DevSecOps environments and Zero Trust architectures
  • Experience integrating with services such as PostgreSQL, Redis and S3
  • Solid engineering fundamentals: clean code, testing, documentation, code reviews and continuous delivery
  • Comfortable using GitHub, GitLab and Atlassian tools
  • Strong TDD experience
  • Hands‑on experience with microservices and distributed systems
  • Exposure to Big Data technologies


SC is required as a minimum standard.


If you're not comfortable sharing your details here due to the security clearance requirements, please get in touch with me directly. [email protected]

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