Server-Side Engineer

Overview

Location: Burgess Hill (Hybrid – at least 3 days in-office)

Contract: 6 months (with potential to be hired by the end client)

Seniority: Mid-level (5+ years of experience)

About The Role We are seeking a skilled Server-Side Engineer to join our team on a 6-month contract. The role offers potential for permanent employment with the end client based on performance and fit. This is a hybrid position requiring at least 3 days in the office per week
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• Build, maintain, and refactor server-side applications
• Write clean, efficient, and scalable code
• Delete code responsibly when needed (yes, that counts too!)
• Design solutions for open-ended problems
• Work with legacy systems and modernize where appropriate
• Integrate with bespoke backend services crafted over years
• Contribute to unit testing, CI pipelines, and performance optimization
• Collaborate effectively in a team environment
• Take ownership and work proactively

• Proven experience building server-side applications
• Strong coding, refactoring, and debugging skills
• Experience with asynchronous programming and performance analysis
• Knowledge of unit testing and CI/CD practices
• Familiarity with legacy code maintenance
• Experience working in a collaborative team environment
• Self-starting and capable of solving complex, open-ended problems
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science (or equivalent experience)
• Exposure to open-source contributions is a plus

• Kotlin
• Gradle
• REST APIs
• Graph
  
  QL (GQL)
• RAML