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Management level: People management
Employment: Hybrid

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Role speciality

Artificial IntelligenceBackend Software EngineeringDistributed Systems

Useful technologies

AWSDockerGitGitLab CIGradleHibernateJavaJenkinsJWTKafkaMavenNode.jsOAuth2PythonRabbitMQSpringSpring BootSpring CloudSpring Data JPASpring SecurityWebFlux

Original posting

Senior Software Engineer - Java, Node.js & AWS

Build software that matters. Shape the future of engineering.

We're looking for an experienced Senior Software Engineer - Java, Node.js & AWS who is passionate about building scalable, high-quality software and helping teams grow. This is more than a hands-on engineering role—you'll influence technical direction, mentor other engineers, drive architectural decisions, and help us embed AI and automation into the way we deliver value for our clients.

You'll thrive here if you enjoy solving complex problems, challenging assumptions, collaborating openly, and taking pride in delivering software that makes a real business impact.

What You'll Do

As a Senior Software Engineer - Java, Node.js & AWS, you will:

Design, build and maintain scalable, secure and resilient backend systems using modern Java, Node.js and the Spring ecosystem.
Lead technical design and architectural discussions, ensuring solutions are maintainable, performant and aligned with best practices.
Develop and evolve RESTful APIs with a focus on security, versioning, performance and reliability.
Champion engineering excellence through clean code, automated testing, documentation and code reviews.
Drive delivery across multiple initiatives while balancing speed, quality and commercial value.
Mentor engineers through coaching, pairing and constructive feedback, helping raise capability across the team.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to solve problems together and deliver outstanding outcomes for clients.
Research and evaluate emerging technologies, frameworks and AI capabilities that improve how we build software.
Promote automation wherever possible, removing repetitive work so teams can focus on solving meaningful problems.
Contribute to a culture of continuous learning, innovation and technical excellence.

What You'll Bring

Technical Expertise

You'll have strong commercial experience with:

Modern Java (Java 8+) including Streams, Lambdas and Optional
Spring Boot and the wider Spring ecosystem
NodeJS
Spring Data JPA / Hibernate
Spring Security including OAuth2 and JWT
REST API design and implementation
Microservices and distributed system design
SQL databases with strong query optimisation skills
NoSQL databases
Messaging technologies such as Kafka or RabbitMQ

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