Senior Backend Engineer: Java Focus, Ownership, Scale (Hybrid)
Senior backend/full-stack engineer in Oxfordshire, UK (hybrid) who designs scalable Java backend services, improves performance and reliability, and mentors peers. Experience with cloud, containers, continuous delivery and observability is valued, alongside strong software engineering fundamentals.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Work setup
- Hybrid
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Backend
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Senior software engineering experience (backend/full stack)
- Strong Java backend development skills (main language)
- Experience designing scalable architectures
- Ability to improve performance and reliability
- Ability to mentor peers
- Strong software engineering fundamentals
Nice to have
- Willingness to collaborate across frontend technologies as needed
- Cloud experience
- Containers experience
- Continuous delivery (CD) experience
- Observability experience
Full description
Humand Talent Ltd. is seeking a Senior Software Engineer (Backend/Full Stack) in Oxfordshire, offering a hybrid work pattern. The role focuses on robust backend services with Java as the main language, while enabling collaboration across frontend tech as needed.
You’ll design scalable architectures, improve performance and reliability, and mentor peers. Relevant cloud, containers, and CD/observability experience is valued, with strong fundamentals in software engineering driving the role.