Senior Backend Engineer (Java)

at  Benefex

WHO ARE BENEFEX?

We are a fast-moving technology company, and one of the most successful providers of online reward and benefits solutions in the UK. We believe no one comes to work to do a bad job or be actively disengaged, and that technology is instrumental in providing an exceptional employee experience. We are striving to create seamless but tangible interactions between employers and employees, making work a rewarding place for every single one of us. To help us on our quest to be the best, we need brilliant people on board and that’s where you come in.

BONUS POINTS FOR:

• CircleCI or similar CI/CD tools
• Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Okta
• Monitoring and logging tools like Prometheus and Grafana
• Knowledge of containerisation and Kubernetes
• Open source collaboration
  Even if you don’t meet all of the requirements for this role, we encourage you to apply! We are looking for talented and passionate individuals who are eager to learn and grow. We also offer a variety of other roles, so please check out our careers page to see if there is something else that might be a good fit for you.

ROLE OVERVIEW

Our Product Engineering department is in an exciting phase of growth, and we are actively seeking Senior Backend Engineers who specialise in Java and Spring Boot.
In this role, you will focus exclusively on developing new features and innovations for our OneHub products, addressing unique challenges in the employee experience domain.
You’ll be part of a team that follows the “Shape-Up” methodology, a development process pioneered by Basecamp. This approach involves building projects in focused cycles, allowing for more creativity and effective problem-solving.
You will collaborate closely with our Principal Backend Engineer to architect optimal solutions and strategies for our OneHub products. Your primary responsibility will be working with Java and Spring Boot to build REST API’s within a cloud-based environment equipped with CI/CD pipelines.
You will have the autonomy and responsibility to uphold code quality, security, performance, and maintainability, adhering to development principles and best practices.
We have a diverse team of engineers from various backgrounds. If you’re passionate about learning and growing in a dynamic environment, we’d love to hear from you.
Stack: Java, Spring Boot, REST API’s, MongoDB, Golang, Docker, Kubernetes, GCP.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Working with a small unit of a Product Manager and Engineers in the squad to understand priorities and requirements to deliver within the sprints
• Hands-on collaboration within the squad to analyse, refine, design and deliver new Product features
• Working with the wider Backend Chapter and Principal Backend Engineer to architect the best solutions and strategy for the OneHub products
• Autonomy to evolve the current standards and increase the documentation across the Backend Chapter
• Using backend technologies including but not exclusively, Spring boot, Kubernetes, Java, MongoDB
• Architecting and building REST APIs on a distributed cloud solution