Summary: The Technical Lead/Senior Backend Engineer role focuses on developing and securing enterprise-grade, cloud-native backend services using Golang and Java microservices. The position requires hands-on experience in RESTful API development and microservices architecture, working within an Agile team. The candidate will collaborate with engineers, security specialists, and product teams to deliver scalable backend systems. This hybrid role requires three days of onsite work per week.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and secure enterprise-grade, cloud-native backend services.
- Implement RESTful API development and microservices architecture.
- Collaborate with engineers, security specialists, and product teams in an Agile delivery model.
- Troubleshoot performance and security issues in production.
- Design and develop microservices with a focus on authorization using OAuth 2.0.
- Work with Spring modules, including AOP, Spring Boot, and Spring Data JPA.
- Participate in CI/CD pipeline processes.
Key Skills:
- Strong hands-on experience with Golang and Java (JAX-RS).
- Experience in microservices architecture and REST API design.
- Knowledge of Java 8+, including multithreading.
- Solid understanding of design patterns for APIs and microservices.
- Basic knowledge of CI/CD pipelines.
- Experience in Agile delivery environments.
- Preferred experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Docker, and Kubernetes.
- Familiarity with cryptography frameworks in Go and/or Java.
- Exposure to application security and mobile app security.
- Experience with DevOps tooling and cloud environments.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Greater Bristol Area
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Technical Lead/Senior Backend Engineer (Golang / Java Microservices) Hybrid – 3 days per week onsite
Experience: 5–8 Years
I am recruiting on behalf of my client, a leading global technology services and consulting company , for an experienced Senior Backend Engineer with strong Golang and Java microservices expertise. You will join a highly skilled team responsible for building and securing enterprise-grade, cloud-native backend services , supporting mobile applications within a large, regulated environment.
Role Overview
This role is hands-on and delivery-focused, requiring deep experience in RESTful API development , microservices architecture , and secure, scalable backend systems . You will work closely with engineers, security specialists, and product teams in an Agile delivery model .
Mandatory Skills & Experience
- Strong hands-on experience with Golang
- JAX-RS (Java API for RESTful Web Services) – mandatory
- Java, Microservices, Spring & Spring Boot
- Hands-on experience implementing microservices architectures
- REST API design and development
- Microservices authorization using OAuth 2.0
- Java 8+, including multithreading
- Spring modules: AOP, Spring Boot, Spring Data JPA
- Experience troubleshooting performance and security issues in production
- Solid understanding of design patterns for APIs and microservices
- Basic knowledge of CI/CD pipelines
- Experience working in Agile delivery environments
Preferred / Desirable Experience
- Google Cloud Platform (GCP) – containerised API development & deployment
- Docker & Kubernetes (preferably on GCP)
- Cloud-agnostic microservices development
- Experience with cryptography frameworks in Go and/or Java
- SQL databases
- Exposure or interest in application security / mobile app security
- Experience with DevOps tooling and cloud environments
