Senior Software Engineer; Java​/Kotlin

Senior Software Engineer - Java / Kotlin

Location: Manchester (Hybrid - 1 day per week in office)

Contract Type: 6 Months (Strong likelihood of extension)

Rate: £500-595pd inside IR35

About the Client & Opportunity

We are partnering with a world-leading global brand to hire a Senior Software Engineer into their rapidly expanding backend engineering group in Manchester. This team is spearheading the scaling of new insurance and protection offerings across global markets, working on complex end-to-end features, international compliance and high-throughput systems. You'll join an agile, cross-functional team of 8 backend developers, product managers, and QA specialists.

Key Responsibilities

• End-to-End Delivery: Take ownership across full feature life cycles, from refining Agile requirements to writing clean code, deploying, and monitoring in production.

• Core Backend Development: Deliver resilient features using Java or Kotlin, including serverless architecture with AWS Lambda.

• Code Quality & Testing: Write clean, testable code with a strong emphasis on automated unit testing (supported by embedded QA resources).

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Nav...