Senior Backend Engineer – Mobile Apps

Summary: The Senior Backend Engineer for Mobile Apps will be responsible for architecting and developing the service layer for a travel mobile application on iOS and Android. This hands-on role requires extensive experience in software development, particularly in building microservices and backend-for-frontend architectures. The position involves leading Agile engineering teams and collaborating with various stakeholders to deliver high-quality solutions. The role is hybrid, requiring at least three days in the office, and has a contract duration of six months with potential for permanent hire.

Key Responsibilities:

• Architect and design solutions based on domain-driven design in collaboration with solution architects, staff engineers, business architects, and consumer partners.
• Present solutions to senior leadership and wider forums, incorporating feedback and driving sign-offs.
• Document architecture, technical requirements, high-level and low-level designs, including component design, data models, integration views, infrastructure, and technology stack.
• Conduct quantitative comparative analysis on solution options.
• Set up infrastructure and development environments.
• Write and deliver high-quality code in Kotlin.
• Lead code reviews and mentor peers.
• Build monitoring dashboards and logging/alerting strategies.
• Monitor system performance, improve software quality through root cause analysis.
• Maintain responsibility for planning, analysis, crafting, building, testing, and maintaining assigned applications.
• Prepare and present solutions and progress updates to product and technology leadership.
• Collaborate effectively across engineering and enterprise teams.
• Mentor and coach junior team members.
• Influence team practices by challenging the status quo and demonstrating risk-taking.
• Exhibit self-reliance to achieve team goals.

Key Skills:

• 8+ years of professional software development experience.
• 6+ years of professional software development experience in building microservices or backend-for-frontend architectures for mobile applications using Kotlin or Java 17+, with Spring and build automation (Maven/Gradle).
• Strong experience with observability tools such as Sentry, ELK, Dynatrace.
• Experience technically leading Agile engineering teams and participating in Agile ceremonies.
• Deep knowledge of cloud technologies, CI/CD, and fast, reliable code delivery (e.g., Github Actions, CircleCI).
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field (advanced degree preferred).
• Comfortable working on a 6-month contract with potential for permanent hire.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: Burgess Hill

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT