Java / Kotlin Developer

Overview

In this remote-first Principal role, you stay hands-on while shaping architecture and technical direction for a large, high-throughput platform in telecoms and online payments. You will lead technical decisions, mentor engineers, and collaborate with customers to translate requirements into robust solutions. The role sits in a 16-person R&D team and focuses on backend, cloud, and event-driven systems. You’ll work closely with stakeholders to scale and improve the platform while keeping code quality front and center.

Pay / Benefits

• Birthday off
• Private medical
• Life assurance
• Critical illness cover
• Employee assistance programme
• Contributory pension

Responsibilities

• Hands-on backend development (approx. 90%) on a high-throughput platform
• Shape technical direction, architecture standards, and engineering practices
• Mentor engineers and foster technical growth within the team
• Evaluate new technologies and defend/justify architectural choices
• Collaborate with customers and stakeholders to translate requirements into robust technical solutions
• Work with Azure Cloud, microservices, and event-driven architecture to deliver scalable APIs

Key requirements

• Java or Kotlin on JVM 11+
• Spring Boot
• Enterprise backend development
• REST APIs and microservices
• SQL and NoSQL databases
• Docker/Kubernetes
• Git and modern development practices

• Mentoring and coaching
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Effective communication with stakeholders
• Java/Kotlin on JVM 11+
• Spring Boot
• REST APIs

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