Staff Backend Engineer

6 days ago

London, United Kingdom TechNET IT Full time

United Kingdom - London Posted: 03/12/2025 Salary: £110K per Year ID: 36958_BH Apply OR Staff Java Backend Engineer Location: Hybrid - London OR Manchester  Job Type: Permanent | Full-Time Salary: £95,000 - £110,000 + Benefits We're partnering with a leading UK digital banking platform as they expand their engineering organisation with strategic senior hires. They're seeking a Staff Backend Engineer to play a key role in shaping and scaling the distributed systems that sit at the heart of their platform. This is a high-impact role for an experienced engineer who enjoys solving complex architectural problems, driving technical maturity, and guiding engineering direction across multiple services and teams. Key Responsibilities Lead the design and development of backend systems built with Java 11+ & Spring Boot Architect distributed, event-driven systems that support high-volume transactional workloads Develop robust, well-typed service contracts and define API boundaries across domains Set technical standards around scalability, resilience, observability, testing, and automation Provide engineering leadership across squads, mentoring senior engineers and influencing roadmaps Guide system design discussions around concurrency, fault tolerance, transactional consistency, and recovery strategies Drive initiatives that improve performance, reliability, and platform scalability Work closely with product and technical leadership to align long-term architectural direction Skills & Experience Extensive backend engineering experience with Java (11/17+) and Spring Boot Deep understanding of distributed systems, microservices, and event-driven architecture Strong experience with Kafka or equivalent message brokers Proven ability to reason about complex systems: idempotency, locking, consistency models, failure modes, and scaling patterns Experience designing system-wide architecture or leading migrations/refactors Strong influence skills — able to challenge ideas, improve standards, and support engineering teams Background working in high-scale environments (fintech, payments, ecommerce, cloud-native platforms) Passion for engineering excellence and driving technical direction What's on Offer Modern engineering culture (automation, TDD, pairing where useful) Real ownership and the opportunity to influence technical direction Work on a platform with high scale, strong technical challenges, and significant user impact Supportive environment that values engineering excellence and continuous improvement If you're interested in learning more about the role, team structure, or engineering culture, feel free to reach out for an initial conversation. Apply OR Share: Staff Backend Engineer (Java)

  • Backend Staff Engineer

    2 weeks ago

    Greater London, United Kingdom Attest Full time

    The opportunity We have an exciting opportunity for a Backend Staff Engineer who wants to be at the forefront of the AI revolution to help shape the future of the Engineering strategy - taking the team to the next level. You’ll help to set the direction of backend engineering, be a key person in our AI capability development by navigating everything from...

  • Backend Staff Engineer

    1 week ago

    London, Greater London, United Kingdom Attest Full time £100,000 - £125,000 per year

    *The opportunity*We have an exciting opportunity for a Backend Staff Engineer who wants to be at the forefront of the AI revolution to help shape the future of the Engineering strategy - taking the team to the next level. You'll help to set the direction of backend engineering, be a key person in our AI capability development by navigating everything from...

  • Staff Backend Engineer

    1 week ago

    London, Greater London, United Kingdom aionex Full time €80,000 - €120,000 per year

    Summary Perpl is a high-performance, orderbook-based perpetuals DEX launching on Monad. We're backed by top crypto-native investors and building the next evolution of on-chain trading—one that combines CEX-level performance with DeFi composability and transparency. Our mission is to bring the speed, efficiency, and capital depth of traditional finance...

  • Staff/Senior Staff Backend Engineer

    2 days ago

    Greater London, United Kingdom Sava Full time

    Join to apply for the Staff/Senior Staff Backend Engineer role at Sava About Sava All the health information we need is within us. Just below the skin. SAVA is redefining the way people interact with their health by developing the most advanced biosensing technology science has to offer, capable of accessing bodily information in a painless, real-time and...

  • Backend Staff Engineer

    2 weeks ago

    Greater London, United Kingdom Story Terrace Inc. Full time

    The opportunity We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Backend Staff Engineer who wants to be at the forefront of the AI revolution to help shape the future of the Engineering strategy - taking the team to the next level. You’ll help to set the direction of backend engineering, be a key person in our AI capability development by navigating...

  • Staff Backend Engineer at Aionex

    4 days ago

    Greater London, United Kingdom Monad Foundation Full time

    Staff Backend Engineer at Aionex London • Engineering • In office • Full-time Summary Aionex is an independent development company on the Perpl Protocol. We are building a gas efficient fully decentralised exchange (DEX) for the Perpl Protocol. Perpl is a high-performance, orderbook-based perpetuals DEX launching on Monad. We are backed by top...

  • Staff Backend Engineer

    4 days ago

    London, United Kingdom Depop Full time

    Company DescriptionDepop is the community-powered circular fashion marketplace where anyone can buy sell and discover desirable secondhand fashion. With a community of over 35 million users Depop is on a mission to make fashion circular redefining fashion consumption. Founded in 2011 the company is headquartered in London with offices in New York and...

  • Staff Backend Engineer

    5 days ago

    London, Greater London, United Kingdom Depop Full time £50,000 - £120,000 per year

    Company DescriptionDepop is the community-powered circular fashion marketplace where anyone can buy, sell and discover desirable secondhand fashion. With a community of over 35 million users, Depop is on a mission to make fashion circular, redefining fashion consumption. Founded in 2011, the company is headquartered in London, with offices in New York and...

  • Staff Backend Engineer

    7 days ago

    London, Greater London, United Kingdom Hard Rock Digital Full time £80,000 - £120,000 per year

    Job description What are we building?Hard Rock Digital is a team focused on becoming the best online sportsbook, casino, and social gaming company in the world. We're building a team that resonates passion for learning, operating and building new products and technologies for millions of consumers. We care about each customer's interaction, experience,...

  • staff Backend Engineer

    2 weeks ago

    London, Greater London, United Kingdom Wiz Full time £80,000 - £120,000 per year

    Come join the company that is reinventing cloud security and empowering businesses to thrive in the cloud. As the fastest-growing startup ever, Wiz is on a mission to help organizations secure cloud environments that will accelerate their businesses. Trusted by security teams all over the world, we have a proven track record of success and a culture that...