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Senior Backend Engineer

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Overview

In this role you will help build and scale an API-driven data generation platform designed to deliver high-quality test data quickly. You will join a growing engineering team focused on performance, reliability, and technical direction. You’ll tackle challenging problems at speed typical of startups and contribute to shaping the product roadmap. This opportunity combines hands-on backend work with ownership and collaboration in a flexible, hybrid London environment.

Pay / Benefits
  • Flexible work hours
  • Bonus
  • Share options
  • Personal development budget
  • Private healthcare
  • Drinks and snacks provided in office
Responsibilities
  • Develop new product features and optimize backend performance and scalability
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define technical direction
  • Contribute to architecture and code quality to support rapid growth
  • Maintain and improve API-driven data generation platform
Key requirements
  • Startup or scale-up experience
  • BSc in Computer Science or STEM from a Russell Group university
  • Experience in product-focused tech companies
  • Kotlin (or Java) experience
  • Spring Boot
  • ownership
  • collaboration
  • adaptability
  • Kotlin
  • Java
  • Spring Boot

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