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Back End Engineer (Java)

Morgan Mckinley — United Kingdom · Posted ~3 hours ago

Mid Contract Hybrid

Skills

Java Spring Boot REST APIs distributed systems Kubernetes PostgreSQL unit testing Kafka REST

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Summary ✨ AI‑Generated

A backend engineer is needed to design and maintain scalable services, develop APIs, improve distributed systems, and contribute to engineering best practices.

Highlights

Backend engineering role focused on scalable systems, modern architecture, testing, and reliability improvements.

Description

Back End Engineer (Java) 6m contract Manchester, UK (1 days onsite, 4 days WFH) Responsibilities Design, implement, and maintain backend services. Develop scalable REST and/or GraphQL APIs. Build reliable, observable, and resilient distributed systems. Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested Java code. Troubleshoot production issues and perform root cause analysis. Improve system reliability, performance, and scalability. Participate in technical design discussions and code reviews. Contribute to CI/CD and engineering best practices. Must Have 3+ years of professional Java development. Strong knowledge of Java and Spring Boot. Experience building REST APIs. Experience with distributed systems and microservices. Experience with Kubernetes. Experience with Kafka or similar messaging systems. Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, etc.). Experience writing unit and integration tests. Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills. Experience with observability and monitoring tools. Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines. Understanding of scalability, reliability, and fault tolerance. Ability to quickly learn an existing architecture and deliver independently.