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Principal Backend Engineer

Robert Walters — United Kingdom · Posted ~9 hours ago

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Skills

Java 17/21 Spring Boot 3 Kotlin Kafka REST gRPC Domain-driven design Cloud-native architecture Distributed systems API-first development Observability Fault tolerance Technical leadership Java 17 Java 21 Cloud-native

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Summary ✨ AI‑Generated

A Principal Backend Engineer is sought to own architecture for critical, scalable cloud-native platforms handling high-volume transactions. You will design secure and resilient services, establish modern backend engineering standards, shape event-driven systems with Kafka, define API-first practices using REST and gRPC, and apply domain-driven design. The role requires deep distributed-systems expertise and the ability to translate business priorities into technical strategy while leading major engineering initiatives.

Highlights

Lead architecture and technical strategy for secure, resilient, high-volume transaction platforms. The role combines hands-on backend engineering with cross-functional technical leadership, modern cloud-native practices, event-driven architecture, and strong ownership of scalability, performance, reliability, and observability.

Description

Our client is a London based Fintech scale up with operations across Europe, Asia and South Americas. This role requires candidates to work 2 day per week in London office. Job Responsibilities: Own architecture for critical, scalable cloud-native platforms supporting payments experiencesBuild secure, resilient, compliant services for high-volume transaction processingDrive modern backend practices using Java 17/21, Spring Boot 3, Kotlin, and clean architectureDesign event-driven architecture with Kafka across scalable, decoupled domainsDefine standards for API-first development, REST/gRPC, and domain-driven design (DDD)Set standards for availability, performance, fault tolerance, and observabilityTranslate business priorities into scalable technical strategy with Product, Data, and leadershipLead cross-functional technical initiatives supporting growth and market expansionJob Requirement: 10+ years building and operating distributed, production-grade backend systemsSenior Staff or Principal experience driving architecture across teams or domainsDeep expertise in Java (17+), Spring Boot, and modern backend engineeringStrong experience with microservices, event-driven architecture, and asynchronous systemsExperience with high throughput, low latency, reliability, ideally in fintech or transaction-heavy environmentsStrong system design, data structures, and performance trade-offs knowledgeProduction experience with AWS, Docker, and KubernetesExperience with observability, resilience patterns, and CI/CDStrong stakeholder communication, influence, and senior engineering mentorship Robert Walters Operations Limited is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates