Backend Software Engineer, Shared Platforms

About the role

You will join a central engineering group building shared services and high-traffic product platforms for a large global marketplace. The focus is scaling backend microservices and keeping shared APIs highly available.

What you will do

• Design, build and maintain reliable backend systems that run at significant global scale
• Use metrics, structured logging and analytics to optimise reliability
• Apply AI-assisted coding tools to speed delivery without hurting quality
• Support core services operationally during standard business hours
• Work with engineers, data scientists, product managers and designers, and mentor peers

What they look for

• A degree in computer science, maths, computer or electrical engineering or a related field, with two or more years of relevant experience, o
• High proficiency in modern object-oriented backend languages such as Java or Kotlin
• Technical curiosity, adaptability and a proactive attitude toward complex architecture
• Excellent written and verbal English and a record of cross-functional collaboration

Nice to have

• Prior work in HR technology, talent acquisition platforms, staffing software or large recruitment marketplaces
• Experience with modern cloud computing platforms and build tooling