Software Developer - Data Platform & Distributed Systems

Viridien is seeking a Software Developer – Data Platform & Distributed Systems to contribute to the design and development of a distributed, microservices-based platform supporting data cataloguing, metadata management, and high-volume transactional workflows. You will work across the backend stack, building scalable services and APIs, designing efficient data models, and optimising performance. The platform is containerised and deployed on Kubernetes, using technologies such as Mongo

DB, Postgre

SQL, Kafka, Redis, and Golang.

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable microservices and backend APIs interacting with databases, messaging systems, and caching layers.
• Design efficient data models and query patterns for high read/write workloads; analyse and optimise application and database performance.
• Contribute to containerisation, CI/CD pipelines, and Kubernetes deployments; support event‑driven architectures using messaging systems and caching technologies.
• Participate in system design and architecture discussions; ensure reliability, observability, and performance of core services.

• Proven experience building backend services and distributed systems.
• Strong experience with Mongo
  
  DB and/or Postgre
  
  SQL; solid understanding of data modelling, indexing, and query optimisation.
• Experience with messaging systems (e.g., Kafka) and caching (e.g., Redis); experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Strong focus on scalability, performance, and maintainable code; strong problem‑solving skills.
• Preferred: experience working with high‑throughput or low‑latency systems; familiarity with observability tools and performance profiling; experience in data‑intensive environments; experience with Golang or willingness to learn; demonstrated technical or project leadership experience.

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience.
• Highly attractive bonus scheme.
• Hybrid model and flexible working with up to 2 days at home.
• Initial 22 days annual leave with future increases.
• Company pension with generous employer contribution.
• Wellbeing benefits including Unmind app and a flexible benefits platform with discount schemes such as gym membership, restaurants, cinema tickets, and more.
• Regular social club events and spontaneous reward events throughout the year.
• Cycle purchase scheme; flexible private medical & dental care programmes.
• Bank holiday swap program: change a bank holiday for another day of your choice.

Viridien is committed to delivering a respectful, inclusive, and transparent recruitment experience. Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may not be able to provide individual feedback to every applicant. Only candidates whose qualifications closely match the role criteria will be contacted for an interview. We aim to share personalized feedback with those who progress to the first round of interviews and beyond.

We are dedicated to ensuring that our hiring process is accessible to all. If you require any reasonable adjustments to fully participate in the application or interview stages, please don’t hesitate to contact your recruiter directly. Diversity fuels our innovation; we value the unique ways in which we differ and are committed to equal employment opportunities for all professionals.