Software Engineer II | Java Backend

Location: Belfast
Type: Full-time

Role Overview

You will join a backend team responsible for service-layer systems supporting transaction processing and merchant-facing functionality. The environment prioritises clean design, automation, and measurable system reliability, with engineers owning work from concept through release.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain backend services using Java and Spring

• Implement and optimise RESTful APIs

• Contribute to schema design and database performance tuning

• Identify and resolve bottlenecks in high-concurrency systems

• Contribute to architectural discussions around scalability and resilience

• Participate in code reviews and uphold engineering standards

• Improve CI/CD workflows and deployment reliability

• Support testing, debugging, and production releases

• Contribute to estimation, planning, and technical documentation

Requirements

• Commercial experience building backend systems in Java

• Strong experience with Spring Boot or similar frameworks

• Experience working with relational databases

• Experience building high-availability systems

• Understanding of object-oriented design and design patterns

• Experience with Git and CI/CD tooling

• Strong problem-solving ability

• Ability to operate effectively within small, empowered teams

Why Join?

• People first culture with high earning potential

• Rapidly growing company with Industry favourite technologies and systems

• Diverse career growth opportunities in a dynamic and inclusive environment

• Work life balance, fully remote roles supporting strong work life balance.