Java Backend Developer
Posted 1 week ago by Booking.com
Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
Manchester Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The Software Engineer II position within the Revenue Platform Team in Manchester focuses on backend development, requiring the candidate to implement high-quality technical solutions that enhance revenue streams. The role demands quick adaptation to the existing tech stack and collaboration with a team of developers, product managers, and testers. This is a 6-month maternity cover contract with a hybrid working arrangement. The ideal candidate should have a strong background in Java and TypeScript, along with experience in AWS and backend systems.
Key Responsibilities:
- Build, refactor, and simplify software applications with high quality.
- Own services end-to-end, monitoring application health, performance, and reliability in production.
- Resolve live production issues within SLA and produce long-term solutions via root cause analysis.
- Participate in Pair Programming and Test-Driven Development (TDD) to ensure quality of test automation.
- Collaborate with cross-functional roles to design and prioritize technical tasks that meet business requirements.
Key Skills:
- 3–5 years of professional software engineering experience.
- Proficient in a 50/50 split of Java and TypeScript.
- Hands-on experience with AWS, DynamoDB, and CDK.
- Strong knowledge of API development and Gradle.
- Exceptional communication and teamworking skills.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Manchester
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Job title : Software Engineer II - Revenue Platform Team
Location: Manchester
Hybrid: 1-2 days a week in the office
Contract length: 6 months (Maternity Cover)
Rate: hourly PAYE
The Role
We are looking for a Software Engineer II to join our Revenue Platform Team for a 6-month maternity cover. In this role, you will own the execution of technical elements within the Booking.com tech stack, driving the implementation of high-quality technical solutions that directly impact our revenue streams. This is a heavy backend role focused on high-scale systems. You will be expected to hit the ground running, picking up our domain and tech stack quickly to maintain a sustainable pace of development alongside a collaborative team of developers, product managers, and testers.
Your Responsibilities
- Full-Stack Execution: Build, refactor, and simplify software applications with a high quality of craft.
- System Ownership: Own services end-to-end, monitoring application health, performance, and reliability in production.
- Technical Incident Management: Resolve live production issues within SLA and produce long-term solutions via root cause analysis.
- Ways of Working: Actively participate in Pair Programming and Test-Driven Development (TDD) to ensure the quality of test automation matches production code.
- Collaborative Design: Work with cross-functional roles to design and prioritize technical tasks that meet business requirements.
Required Skills & Experience
- 3–5 years of professional software engineering experience.
- Tech Stack Split: Proficient in a 50/50 split of Java and TypeScript (Main services in Java; Lambdas in TypeScript).
- AWS Ecosystem: Hands-on experience with AWS, DynamoDB, and CDK.
- Backend Expertise: Strong knowledge of API development and Gradle.
- Nice-to-Haves: Experience with Elasticache (caching strategies) and React (though the role is 90%+ backend).
- Soft Skills: Exceptional communication and teamworking skills are as important to us as your technical ability.
Interview Process & Logistics
- Start Date: Ideally by May 18th for a handover period.
- In-Person Interview: A single-stage in-person interview in Manchester featuring a pairing test to see how you collaborate and solve problems in real-time.
- Contract recruitment moves extremely fast at Booking.com, so apply today to avoid disappointment.
- CV submission deadline is today.