Senior Backend Engineer Full Time

Kin + Carta

Want to help build a world that works better for everyone? Kin + Carta is a global digital transformation consultancy that makes a difference to the billions who now work, play, shop, communicate and share online.

Join 1,600 curious and diverse minds in connecting people, data and technology to produce amazing experiences for some of the world s most influential companies. Become a maker, builder or creator as we explore the possibilities of sustainable digital technology, helping clients to rapidly innovate, modernise their systems, enable their teams, and optimise for continued growth.

We focus on tech but we re a proudly inclusive business with trust and human connection at its heart. People, the planet, and profit matter equally to us which is why we re a certified B Corporation in the United States and Europe. With additional offices in South America, there is a place for you here wherever you re based.

The Senior Backend Engineer role in a nutshell:

As a Senior Backend Engineer, you’ll be at the heart of any project you work on. You ll have a specialism in Back-End technologies but use much broader technical experience to help steer your project team. You may bring a unique depth of knowledge in a specific topic, or you may have a breadth of expertise across many aspects of software development.

You will help define how some of the world s biggest organisations use technology to drive their businesses. You ll share your passion and experience with those around you, allowing and encouraging your less experienced teammates to step up.

At a senior level, your remit reaches beyond your project. Teammates in our internal Back-End/Data community will naturally look to you for on-the-job coaching and broader career advice. Your success will be largely based on the success of those you influence.

At Kin + Carta, you will become a great leader in your field. You ll be encouraged to work with others to shape K+C Create s product proposition for new clients and grow our in-house team of engineering experts.

What you can expect:

• You ll join our growing team of 120+ software engineers across Europe who all share your passion for building great products
• You ll benefit from knowledge sharing sessions across the business, such as the Web and Back-End team s weekly meeting
• You ll build market-leading products, typically within a team of 5-8 other engineers
• You ll help shape your product s roadmap by taking part in all aspects of project planning and delivery
• You ll contribute to our continued growth by helping identify and interview great new teammates

The type of person we would love to meet:

• You have Experience delivering software solutions in Java 8 + with Spring boot and other spring dependencies (e.g. Security, Data, Cloud)
• JUnit
• AWS
• Docker
• Maven
• You will be open to expanding your knowledge to new technologies, frameworks and languages
• You will be able to take a holistic view of your project as a whole, understanding the challenges faced by teammates within and outside of the Back-End stream and using your experience to offer guidance
• You are excited about the opportunity to work on a variety of projects
• You seek opportunities to share your knowledge and experience with others
• You are committed to writing high quality, testable code
• You enjoy collaborating as an Agile team
• You are comfortable reviewing other people s work and suggesting improvements
• You are eager to contribute to Kin + Carta’s Engineering culture and take advantage of what s on offer

It would be a bonus if you have experience in the following:

• Liquibase
• Jenkins
• Terraform
• Helm
• Kubernetes
• DynamoDB
• Elastic Search

Due to the nature of the project, candidates must hold or be eligible and willing to undergo Security Clearance. Whoever you are, wherever you re from and whoever you love, you ll find an open door at Kin + Carta. It s yours to walk through if you re passionate about building a better world for everyone, and you re keen to be part of a diverse and inclusive culture that plays to people s strengths and thrives on togetherness. –

• Apple kit
• Private pension
• Life insurance/critical illness cover
• Employee assistance loan
• Cycle to work scheme
• Eye care
• Season ticket loan
• Learning grant – £1000 per year
• Enhanced parental leave
• Health insurance
• Flexi-working
• Dog friendly offices

• Recruiter screen
• Background call
• Tech test
• Final interview
• Offer!

Java, Spring, Spring BootJava, Spring, Spring Boot, JUnit, AWS, Docker, Maven, Jenkins