Senior Java Software Engineer

Oliver Bernard Ltd
Greater London, UK
1 day ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Working hours
Shift work

Tech stack

Java (Programming Language) Amazon Web Services Amazon S3 Continuous Integration DevOps Distributed Systems Amazon DynamoDB Backend Cloudformation Kotlin Event Driven Architecture Amazon Relational Database Service
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Kubernetes Apache Kafka Terraform Microservices

Job description

  • Designing and building high-scale backend services in Java and Kotlin
  • Building and operating systems on AWS cloud infrastructure
  • Working closely with Product, Design, and Data teams to deliver customer-facing features
  • Driving technical architecture, engineering standards, and best practices
  • Mentoring engineers and contributing to a strong engineering culture

Requirements

We’re looking for a Senior Java/Kotlin Engineer who loves building real products used by real customers. You’ll join a high-impact product engineering team designing and delivering scalable, event-driven systems in the cloud.

This is a hands-on senior role for someone who thrives on ownership, enjoys solving complex problems, and wants to shape both technical direction and product outcomes., * Strong professional experience with Java and/or Kotlin

  • Proven track record building and shipping customer-facing products
  • Deep experience with Apache Kafka / event streaming architectures
  • Production experience with AWS (e.g. ECS/EKS, Lambda, S3, RDS, DynamoDB, etc.)
  • Experience designing microservices and distributed systems
  • Strong knowledge of system design, scalability, and resilience
  • Experience working in cross-functional product teams
  • Excellent communication and mentoring skills

Nice to have

  • Infrastructure as Code (Terraform / CloudFormation)
  • Kubernetes or container orchestration
  • CI/CD and DevOps practices
  • Experience in high-growth or scale-up environments

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