Key skills
Distributed SystemsDockerKafkaKubernetesMicroservicesMongoDBPostgresRedisPostgreSQLCachingCI/CD
About this role
Role Overview
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable microservices.
- Build robust APIs and backend services interacting with databases, messaging systems, and caching layers.
- Design efficient data models and query patterns for high read/write workloads.
- Analyse and optimise application and database performance.
- Contribute to containerisation, CI/CD pipelines, and Kubernetes deployments.
- Support event-driven architectures using messaging systems and caching technologies.
- Participate in system design and architecture discussions.
- Ensure reliability, observability, and performance of core services.
Requirements
- Proven experience building backend services and distributed systems.
- Strong experience with MongoDB and/or PostgreSQL.
- Solid understanding of data modelling, indexing, and query optimisation.
- Experience with messaging systems (e.g., Kafka) and caching (e.g., Redis).
- Experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
- Strong focus on scalability, performance, and maintainable code.
- Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to diagnose complex issues.
Tech Stack
- Distributed Systems
- Docker
- Kafka
- Kubernetes
- Microservices
- MongoDB
- Postgres
- Redis
Benefits
- Competitive salary commensurate with experience
- Highly attractive bonus scheme
- Hybrid model and flexible working with up to 2 days at home
- Initial 22 days annual leave with future increases, complemented by a flexible buying and selling holiday program
- Company pension with generous employer contribution
- Wellbeing Unmind app – puts you in control of your mental health
- A flexible benefits platform with numerous discount schemes
- gym membership, restaurants, cinema tickets, and much more!
- Regular social club events, spontaneous reward events throughout the year
- Cycle purchase scheme
- Flexible Private Medical & Dental care programmes
- Bank Holiday Swap
- our holiday swap program allows you to change it for another day of your choice!
- Relaxed dress code policy