Senior Software Engineer I - Backend (Java)

Salary: £52,000 - 71,000 per year

Requirements

• We are looking for strong commercial experience with Java 17+, Spring Boot, and Kafka.
• We are looking for experience leading complex projects and coordinating work across multiple engineers.
• We are looking for a collaborative, organised, and solution-focused approach.
• We are looking for a deep understanding of TDD practices and pipeline optimisation, including left-shifting.
• We are looking for the ability to balance technical priorities with business OKRs through pragmatic decision-making.
• We are looking for a passion for performance, scalability, and understanding user behaviour.
• We are looking for a proactive mindset in introducing new ideas, technologies, and ways of working to improve team outcomes.
• We are looking for a commitment to sharing knowledge, fostering team ownership, and contributing to a psychologically safe and inclusive environment.

Responsibilities

• We will have you designing and building new features and enhancements using Java 17+, Spring Boot, Elasticsearch, Kafka, Gradle, Hibernate, Couchbase, SQL, and Docker.
• We will have you collaborating with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to shape solutions and align on priorities.
• We will have you taking ownership of key technical decisions and delivering projects end to end.
• We will have you balancing new feature development with technical debt and making thoughtful, pragmatic trade-offs.
• We will have you writing high-quality, secure, and extensible code that supports both current needs and future growth.
• We will have you communicating effectively with stakeholders and third parties to ensure solutions meet business objectives.
• We will have you championing new and emerging technologies that add value and align with our roadmap.
• We will have you mentoring and supporting junior engineers, helping build a culture of growth, ownership, and continuous improvement.

Technologies

• Backend
• Docker
• ElasticSearch
• Gradle
• Hibernate
• Java
• Kafka
• SQL
• Spring
• Spring Boot
• TDD
• Support

More

We are Rightmove, home to the UKs largest choice of properties and a trusted destination for millions of people planning their next move. Our mission is to make home moving simpler by giving people the tools, expertise, trust, and belief to make it happen. This Senior Backend Engineer role is based in London with hybrid working, requiring 2 days in our London office. We offer a supportive and inclusive environment, ongoing training opportunities, charity fundraising involvement, and a competitive benefits package that includes

• private medical insurance
• pension
• life insurance
• dental
• optical and physio cash plan
• 27 days holiday plus volunteering days
• travel loans
• bike to work scheme
• rental deposit loan
• payroll giving
• a range of discounts