Backend Engineer

Gold Group
Charing Cross, United Kingdom
2 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Compensation
£ 75K

Job location

Charing Cross, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Java
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Groovy
MySQL
Ruby on Rails
TypeScript
React
Spring-boot
Backend
Kotlin
Front End Software Development

Job description

  • Develop and maintain backend services powering automation features
  • Work closely with product and leadership in a fast-paced startup environment
  • Rapidly prototype ideas and help scale them into reliable production systems
  • Occasionally contribute small frontend updates (React/TypeScript)

Tech Requirements

  • Must have: Java or Kotlin, Spring Boot
  • MySQL, OpenSearch, AWS
  • Nice to have: Groovy, Ruby on Rails, React/TypeScript

Requirements

  • Several years' backend engineering experience
  • Prior startup experience strongly preferred
  • Strong problem-solving mindset
  • Comfortable working independently and collaboratively
  • Must already have the right to work in the UK (no sponsorship)

Benefits & conditions

Salary: Up to £75k (DoE) * Hybrid: 1 day/week in London * No sponsorship offered

I'm recruiting on behalf of a fast-growing accounting-tech startup that builds automation and AI tools for in-house finance teams. The company has strong traction and is expanding its engineering team., * Share options

  • 25 days holiday + bank holidays
  • Personal learning & development budget
  • High-impact role in a small, scaling team

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