Back End Software Engineer

Roke, Roke Manor, Romsey, Hampshire, United Kingdom

Posted Thursday 26 February 2026 at 01:00

Great ideas come from different minds. That’s why we bring together engineers, scientists, analysts, and creatives from every background — and give them the trust, tools, and freedom to make a difference. What connects us is the mission: solving meaningful problems and building capability that protects what matters most. And as the challenges evolve, so do we — working on the technologies that will shape tomorrow, not just today.

Backend Software Engineer

National Security Business Be part of a growing and highly trusted supplier within the National Security domain, delivering mission‑critical solutions that help keep the nation safe, secure, and prosperous.

You’ll work with leading‑edge technologies across AI, Data Science, Cyber, Cloud, Dev Ops, SRE, and Platform Engineering. We’ve secured long‑term programmes across the full technology spectrum on the latest customer frameworks, providing a strong platform for continued growth and innovation. Join us as we embark on an exciting and ambitious expansion journey.

As a Backend Software Engineer, you’ll play a key role in designing and developing mission‑critical technical solutions for our National Security customers.

Roke is a leading technology & engineering company with clients spanning National Security, Defence and Intelligence. You will work alongside our customers to solve their complex and unique challenges.

You’re a Backend Software Engineer that enjoys developing novel products; leading, innovating and inventing by bringing the physical and digital together. You will be responsible for developing, testing and deploying high speed software components written in a variety of modern languages. These analytics are a vital link in the primary processing chain of Roke’s National Security customers, enabling downstream analytics and reporting.

• Write clean, secure, high‑performance code in Go.
• Support the scrum team by decomposing user requests and key results into epics and user stories.
• Produce high‑quality documentation using agreed standards, methods, and tools, including prototyping tools where appropriate.
• Actively participate in Agile ceremonies, including daily stand‑ups, epic decomposition sessions, sprint planning, reviews, and demos.
• Monitor deployed systems for performance or operational issues and implement updates or fixes as required.

• Strong Dev Ops knowledge, ideally with Docker, ArgoCD, and Git Lab CI.
• Hands‑on experience deploying applications to Kubernetes using Helm charts.
• Good understanding of Agile software development practices and modern engineering techniques.

• Experience with Redis.
• Knowledge of the Robot testing framework.
• Exposure to CNCF monitoring stack (Prometheus, Thanos, Grafana).
• Familiarity with message‑brokering systems (e.g., NATS, Qpid, Kafka).
• Understanding of Linux networking concepts.
• Experience working with AWS.

ROMSEY - Located within beautiful Hampshire countryside, close to the picturesque New Forest District and not far from a superb stretch of the south coast. This is no corporate concrete jungle; this is a manor house site, with ample parking an on‑site gym and a driveway full of daffodils in the spring.

Due to the nature of this role, we require you to be eligible to achieve DV clearance.

Click apply, submitting an up‑to‑date CV. We look forward to hearing from you.