Backend Software Engineer

Detailed Job Description Backend Software Engineer | Java, Golang

Location:

Belfast
Type:
Full-time

You will work within a backend team responsible for services that process large volumes of runtime and infrastructure data. The environment requires strong engineering discipline, clear system thinking, and the ability to reason about performance and reliability under load.

This role offers ownership of services across their lifecycle and involvement in architectural decisions that shape long-term platform evolution.

• Design and implement backend services using Java and Golang

• Build and maintain microservices within a distributed architecture

• Contribute to system design decisions around scalability and resilience

• Analyse and improve service reliability and runtime performance

• Define and contribute to service-level objectives and capacity planning

• Work with databases, search engines, and messaging systems

• Conduct detailed code and design reviews

• Collaborate with frontend, Dev Ops, and product teams

• Support services in production, including monitoring and incident resolution

• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation

• Commercial experience building backend systems in Java and/or Golang

• Experience with distributed or microservices-based architectures

• Experience working with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure

• Experience building data-intensive systems

• Strong understanding of reliability, performance, and scalability principles

• Experience working within CI/CD environments

• Strong problem-solving ability

• Clear communication skills

• Experience with Kubernetes and Docker

• Experience with Elasticsearch, Redis, Neo4j, or similar technologies

• Experience with event-driven or messaging systems

• Exposure to defining SLOs and capacity planning

If you're interested or have any further questions on the role, please feel free to reach out to Eve Geddis directly on Linked In.