Senior Software Engineer ; Java hybrid

Our vision is to give everyone the belief they can make their move. We aim to make moving simpler, by giving everyone the best place to turn to and return to for access to the tools, expertise, trust, and belief to make it happen.

We’re home to the UK’s largest choice of properties and are the go-to destination for millions of people planning their next move, reading the latest industry news, or just browsing what’s on the market.

Location:

London (Hybrid - 2 days in the London Office)

Reports to:

Engineering Manager

We are on a mission to make home moving easier and simpler. Home movers across the UK spend more than a billion minutes on Rightmove each month and our website and apps receive over 140 million visits per month. To support our mission, we need software engineers with vision and passion to deliver innovative and exciting solutions for our internal users, working on in‑house applications and microservices integrated with third‑party applications that underpin how Rightmove operates.

At Rightmove we work in autonomous cross‑functional teams using Agile processes. Each team owns a part of the Rightmove experience made up of design, product, engineering and testing specialists. You will collaborate to ensure we deliver quality solutions that satisfy millions of users, thousands of agents and hundreds of passionate Right movers. You will be responsible for defining solutions to business and technical problems in a way which ensures maintainability, scalability and high‑performance standards.

To find out more about our tools, tech and people, head to our tech blog. ✍️

• Develop new features and improvements using Java 17+, Spring Boot, Elasticsearch, Kafka, Gradle, Hibernate, Couchbase, SQL, and Docker.
• Collaborate cross‑functionally with internal teams and stakeholders to align on goals and requirements.
• Take ownership of key technical decisions and end‑to‑end project delivery.
• Balance feature development with technical debt, making thoughtful trade‑offs based on timing and impact.
• Ensure high‑quality, secure, and extensible code that meets current and future needs.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders and third parties to align technical solutions with business objectives.
• Advocate for emerging technologies that drive value and align with the company roadmap.
• Mentor junior engineers and help foster a culture of growth, ownership, and continuous improvement.

• Extensive commercial experience with Java 17+, Spring Boot, and Kafka.
• Proven leadership on complex projects, including task assignment across multiple engineers.
• Strong collaboration, coordination, and solution‑oriented mindset.
• Deep understanding of TDD practices and pipeline optimisation, including left‑shifting.
• Skilled in balancing technical and business OKRs through pragmatic decision‑making.
• Passionate about application performance and user behaviour insights.
• Proactive in introducing new technologies and improving team practices.
• Committed to knowledge sharing, fostering team ownership, and creating a psychologically safe environment.

Our vision is to give everyone the belief that they can make their move. We aim to make moving simpler, by giving everyone the best place to turn to and return to for access to the tools, expertise, trust and belief to make it happen.

We’re home to the UK's largest choice of properties, and are the go‑to destination for millions of people planning their next move, reading the latest industry news, or just browsing what’s on the market.

Despite this growth, we’ve remained a friendly, supportive place to work, with employee #1 still working here! We’ve done this by placing the Rightmove Hows at the heart of everything we do. These are the essential values that reflect our culture, and include:

• We create value… by delivering results and building trust with partners and consumers.
• We think bigger… by acting with curiosity and setting bold aspirations.
• We care deeply… by being real, having fun, and valuing diversity.
• We move together… by being one team – internally collaborative, externally competitive.
• We make a difference… by focusing on delivering…