Senior Software Engineer – (Java / AWS)
Belfast | Hybrid | Full-Time
At a glance
- Senior backend role with real ownership
- Java and Kotlin microservices in a cloud native environment
- Hybrid working in Belfast
- Salary up to £70k plus bonus
The Role
As a Senior Software Engineer, you’ll play a key role in designing, developing and owning modern backend solutions while contributing to the evolution of monolithic systems into cloud-native microservices architecture.
You will work closely with the Engineering team across Belfast and the wider global engineering organisation, contributing to large scale distributed systems.
This role offers a strong mix of hands-on development, architectural decision making and mentorship.
What you will be doing
· Design, build and deliver high-quality backend solutions
· Advocate for TDD / BDD and engineering best practice
· Decompose complex monolith applications into scalable microservices
· Develop secure, resilient RESTful APIs (security-first mindset)
· Collaborate with Senior, Staff and Principal Engineers globally
· Contribute to monitoring, alerting and production stability
· Participate in on-call rotation
· Coach and mentor junior engineers
· Drive engineering standards and continuous improvement
What you’ll need:
- 5+ years’ backend engineering experience
- Strong Java or Kotlin expertise
- Experience building scalable microservices in cloud-native environments
- REST API development experience
- Solid understanding of SOLID principles and design patterns
- Experience with relational databases (e.g. MySQL)
- CI/CD experience (Jenkins or similar)
- Experience working in Agile/Scrum teams
- Strong communication and problem-solving skills
Nice to Have
- Experience with NoSQL (DynamoDB, Elasticsearch, MongoDB)
- Event-driven architecture (Kafka, RabbitMQ)
- Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, SAM)
- Scripting (Bash)
- level and above
- Excellent problem solving and communication skills
What’s on offer
- Competitive salary up to £70k plus bonus
- Generous benefits package
- Hybrid working with a modern Belfast office
- Clear progression opportunities within a global engineering function
For more information on this opportunity, connect with Neill Ferguson on LinkedIn or submit your CV via the link below.
