Backend Software Engineer

Salary: £? - ? per year

• Proficiency in Java
• Experience with Java frameworks
• Experience in web development
• Experience with Dev Ops practices, including CI/CD and version control
• Experience in security and identity management
• Experience with monitoring and logging
• Experience with relational databases
• Experience with server-side technologies
• Leadership experience
• Experience working in Agile environments
• OAuth experience would be very beneficial
• Preferred: networking knowledge, including subnets, firewalls, load balancing, and VPN configurations
• Preferred: strong problem-solving and debugging skills
• Preferred: familiarity with cloud platforms, such as GCP

• Design and build high-scale backend services
• Serve as a technical lead and upskill the team in modern application development
• Help strengthen our teams technical standards in backend engineering
• Ensure our platform is secure and resilient
• Support our identity infrastructure and core platform work

• Backend
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• Dev Ops
• Support
• Java
• Load Balancing
• OAuth
• Security
• VPN
• Web
• ARM
• Firewall
• GCP

We are hiring a Senior Backend Software Engineer to join our Identity Management Services team within the automotive industry. This is a 7-month contract role based in Basildon, with on-site work required 4 days per week. The role is inside IR35 and offers a day rate of £593.48. We are seeking someone who can bring deep engineering expertise, help shape our identity infrastructure, and foster a culture of excellence in backend engineering.