backend developer

Mercor

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   Use frontier AI coding agents to complete and evaluate complex engineering tasks.
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   Review model-generated code for correctness, quality, maintainability, and performance.
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   Identify bugs, edge cases, and failure modes in model outputs.
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   Compare outputs from multiple frontier models and assess their strengths and weaknesses.
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   Apply professional engineering judgment to realistic backend engineering scenarios.
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   Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving AI model performance.
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   2+ years of professional backend engineering experience.
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   Experience building APIs, distributed systems, microservices, backend platforms, or databases.
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   Regular use of AI coding agents such as Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, Windsurf, Gemini CLI, or similar tools.
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   Ability to evaluate model-generated code and identify bugs, edge cases, and architectural tradeoffs.
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   Typical tasks take approximately 1&ndash;3 hours after ramp-up.
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Backend Developer - Fully Remote | Upto $85/hr

Universal Music Group

<p></p><div><p>Music is Universal<br>
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It&rsquo;s the passionate and dedicated team at Universal Music who help make us the world&rsquo;s leading music company. From A&amp;R to finance, legal to digital, sales to marketing, Universal Music is the place to grow and develop your career within a truly commercial and innovative business that leads in everything it does.</p><p></p><p>
Everyone is welcome to apply for our roles, and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment because of gender, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion, belief, age, marital status, background, pregnancy, or caring responsibilities. We also recognise the importance of diversity of thought within our teams and are fully committed to embracing the talents of people with autism, dyslexia, ADHD, and other forms of neurocognitive variation.</p><p></p><p>
We will always seek to make appropriate adjustments to recruitment, workplaces, and work processes to be fully inclusive to people with different needs and working styles. If you need us to make any reasonable adjustments for you from application onwards, including alternatives to the online form or to disclose a neurocognitive condition, please email UniversalMusicCareers@umusic.com.</p><p></p><p><b>
Department
</b></p><p></p><p>With a global footprint, the Universal Music Group Royalty and Copyright Product Team designs, develops, delivers and maintains a number of technical solutions to calculate royalty accountings in a timely and accurate manner to our valued artists. We&rsquo;re also providing them with an extent and detailed visibility of these earning from various sources of digital incomes.</p><p>
The team continuously collaborates with our international business teams to deliver innovative solutions as well as supporting best practices and new processes for a better royalty flow.</p><p></p><p><b>
The Role</b></p><p></p><p>
The Lead Developer will be responsible for designing, developing and maintaining backend services using .NET Core / ASP.NET Core on AWS, with a strong focus on serverless architectures and event-driven systems using Kafka / AWS MSK. The Lead Developer will also work with containerised workloads on Kubernetes, and have exposure to modern DevOps and CI/CD practices.</p><p>
The Lead Developer will be part of an agile product team, collaborating closely with product owners, business analysts, engineers, architects, QAs and DevOps to deliver secure, performant and reliable solutions.</p><p></p><p><b>
Key Responsibilities</b></p><p></p><p><b>
Be Technical
</b></p><ul><li><p>Design, build and maintain backend services and APIs using .NET Core / ASP.NET Core.</p></li><li><p>
Develop and support AWS serverless solutions (e.g. Lambda, API Gateway, Step Functions, DynamoDB, S3).</p></li><li><p>
Implement event-driven architectures using Kafka (preferably on AWS MSK) for high-throughput, near real-time processing.</p></li><li><p>
Work with Docker and Kubernetes to build, deploy and run containerised services.</p></li><li><p>
Contribute to the design and implementation of scalable, secure and resilient cloud architectures.</p></li><li><p>
Work with DevOps engineers to enhance CI/CD pipelines, automated testing and deployment processes.</p></li><li><p>
Model and optimise data across SQL and NoSQL stores.</p></li></ul><p></p><p><b>
Be a leader
</b></p><ul><li><p>Providing technical leadership and direction for the Royalty development team.</p></li><li><p>
Orchestrate development by leading a development team.</p></li><li><p>
Establish and enforce development guidelines.</p></li><li><p>
Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels.</p></li></ul><p></p><p><b>
Be Collaborative
</b></p><ul><li><p>Participate in code reviews, technical discussions and agile ceremonies.</p></li><li><p>
Troubleshoot production issues and improve monitoring, logging and alerting across services.</p></li><li><p>
Collaborate with stakeholders to refine requirements and deliver high-quality solutions on time.</p></li><li><p>
Build positive relationships with business stakeholders and rest of development teams.</p></li></ul><p></p><p><b>
Skills and Experience required</b></p><p></p><p><b>
Must have</b></p><ul><li><p>
Strong commercial experience with .NET Core / ASP.NET Core for backend development.</p></li><li><p>
Proven experience building solutions on AWS, ideally including serverless services (Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, etc.).</p></li><li><p>
Hands-on experience with Kafka (preferably AWS MSK) for messaging/stream processing.</p></li><li><p>
Experience with Docker and Kubernetes for container orchestration.</p></li><li><p>
Good understanding of DevOps concepts, with practical experience using Git and working with CI/CD tooling (e.g. GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, GitLab CI or similar).</p></li><li><p>
Experience with both SQL (e.g. SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL databases (e.g. DynamoDB, MongoDB).</p></li><li><p>
Comfortable working in an agile environment (Scrum/Kanban).</p></li><li><p>
Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail and a collaborative mindset.</p></li></ul><p></p><p><b>
Nice to have</b></p><ul><li><p>
Experience in media, entertainment or digital content domains.</p></li><li><p>
Knowledge of microservices and event-driven architectures.</p></li><li><p>
Experience with Infrastructure as Code (e.g. CloudFormation, CDK, Terraform).</p></li><li><p>
Any experience with MCP (Model Context Protocol) and/or MLOps (e.g. model deployment pipelines, monitoring and lifecycle management) is highly desirable.</p></li><li><p>
Understanding of compliance requirement around SDLC, ITGC,ITAC.</p></li></ul><p></p><p><b>
Key </b><b>Behavioural/Personality</b><b> Traits</b></p><p></p><p>
The Lead Developer will demonstrate strong leadership across the full project lifecycle, communicating effectively with stakeholder. The Lead Developer will guide and mentor the development team, ensuring high engineering standards and fostering a productive, collaborative environment.</p><p></p><p><b>
About UMG UK</b></p><p>
We are Universal Music Group UK &ndash; the UK&rsquo;s leading music-based entertainment company. We exist to shape culture through the power of artistry. We help UK artists produce, distribute and promote the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful music to inspire and entertain fans at home and around the world.
</p><p></p><p><b>Bonus Tracks: Your Benefits</b></p><ul><li><p>
Group Personal Pension Scheme (between 3% and 9%)</p></li><li><p>
Private Medical Insurance</p></li><li><p>
25 paid days of annual leave</p></li><li><p>
Interest Free Season Ticket Loan</p></li><li><p>
Holiday Purchase scheme</p></li><li><p>
Dental and Travel Insurance options</p></li><li><p>
Cycle to Work Scheme</p></li><li><p>
Salary Sacrifice Cars</p></li><li><p>
Subsidised Gym Membership</p></li><li><p>
Employee Discounts (Reward Gateway)</p></li></ul><p></p><p>
Just So You Know&hellip;</p><p></p><p>
The company presents this job description as a guide to the major areas and duties for which the jobholder is accountable. However, the business operates in an environment that demands change and the jobholder's specific responsibilities and activities will vary and develop. Therefore, the job description should be seen as indicative and not as a permanent, definitive, and exhaustive statement.</p><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b><br>
Job Category:</b></h2>
Universal Music Group</div>

Lead Developer

Harmonic Security

<div><p>AI is being run everywhere, by humans and agents. Harmonic Security governs all of it. The AI Governance and Control (AIGC) platform understands user / agent intent and data context in real time, giving security teams visibility and control across every tool and workflow so companies can move faster with AI while minimizing risk.</p><p>
We operate in one of the fastest-moving spaces in tech: the emerging intersection of AI and cybersecurity. It's a market still being defined, and we're among the first to build natively for it - protecting sensitive data in real time, at the endpoint, with minimal friction for the teams using it. Enterprises get full visibility and control. Their people get to innovate without guardrails slowing them down.</p><p>
Named to the <b>Rising in Cyber 2026</b> list, Harmonic is gaining serious recognition and serious traction. We're led by deep cybersecurity expertise and backed by investors who know the space: <b>N47, Ten Eleven Ventures, and In-Q-Tel</b>.</p><p>
As AI adoption inside the enterprise accelerates, the ability to safely observe, control, and enforce policy in real time isn't a nice-to-have. It's mission-critical infrastructure. That's what we build.</p><p></p><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
How We Work: AI-First by Design</b></h2><p>
Harmonic exists to help enterprises adopt AI safely and at scale. We hold ourselves to that same standard. Everyone here actively leverages AI tools to perform their best work &mdash; from deep research and writing to building robust processes and automating complex workflows. We expect every new hire to bring a genuine curiosity for AI and a commitment to using it to work smarter, faster, and with greater creativity.</p><p>
For some, this involves tinkering and remaining open to emerging tools; for others, it means architecting entirely new systems with AI at the core. We will be transparent about expectations for every role and provide the tools and support needed for you to thrive.</p><p></p><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
About the Team</b></h2><p>
Our Product Delivery team is the engine that turns vision into impact. We ship early and often, getting valuable features into the hands of customers quickly and iterating from there. We work in the open by default, sharing progress and ideas, and we trust each other to own outcomes. We&rsquo;re a small but mighty crew where every person plays a critical role and we&rsquo;re committed to using AI to work smarter and faster.</p><p></p><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
About the Role</b></h2><p>
We&rsquo;re looking for a Backend Engineer who has an appreciation for all things security and system interconnectivity. This is a very hands-on technical role where you will be responsible for designing, building and maintaining scalable integrations between our core applications, identity providers and data security platforms.</p><p></p><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
What You'll Do</b></h2><ul><li><p>
Own deliveries and features from start to finish</p></li><li><p>
Design, build, and own backend services in a microservices-based, event-driven architecture</p></li><li><p>
Implement core domain logic that drives key product workflows and system behavior</p></li><li><p>
Ingest and process high-volume usage and event data from customer-facing endpoints</p></li><li><p>
Build backend services that support operational, analytics, and reporting use cases</p></li><li><p>
Model, persist, and manage domain data, enabling querying, filtering, and lifecycle management</p></li><li><p>
Expose well-designed APIs and webhooks consumed by customers, UIs, and external systems</p></li><li><p>
Power customer-facing UI experiences by providing backend APIs for visibility, analytics, and configuration</p></li></ul><p></p><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
What You Bring</b></h2><ul><li><p>
3&ndash;5+ years of professional software engineering experience building backend services and distributed systems in the Java ecosystem (Java, Spring Boot, Maven/Gradle)</p></li><li><p>
Strong understanding of event-driven architectures, asynchronous processing patterns, messaging systems, and distributed system design</p></li><li><p>
Proven experience designing and maintaining RESTful APIs, web hooks, and service-to-service integrations</p></li><li><p>
Comfortable operating in AWS, GCP, or Azure environments and working with modern observability tooling, logging, and monitoring platforms</p></li><li><p>
A track record of delivering performant, reliable and scalable applications</p></li><li><p>
Excellent collaboration and communication skills in cross-functional teams</p></li></ul><p></p><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
You Might Be a Fit if You</b></h2><ul><li><p>
Have experience building products in cybersecurity, identity, governance, compliance, data protection, or enterprise SaaS environments</p></li><li><p>
You understand not just how to build systems, but why architectural decisions matter</p></li><li><p>
You can balance scalability, reliability, maintainability, and speed of execution</p></li><li><p>
You think critically about security, observability, and operational excellence from day one</p></li><li><p>
Love the idea of blending software development, distributed systems and data-intensive applications</p></li><li><p>
Strong familiarity with authentication and identity technologies such as OAuth, OpenID Connect (OIDC), SAML, SCIM, Entra ID (Azure AD), Okta, or other enterprise identity providers</p></li><li><p>
Thrive in fast-paced startup environments where ambiguity is the norm</p></li><li><p>
Enjoy shaping culture and engineering practices, not just writing code</p></li><li><p>
Leverage AI tools as an engineer to help you build smarter, faster and better</p></li></ul><p></p><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
Why Join Us</b></h2><p>
This isn't just a job - it's a chance to help define a category. Harmonic Security was named to the <b>Rising in Cyber 2026</b> list, and we're just getting started. We're building at the intersection of AI and security, carving out an emerging market where the rules haven't been written yet, and the people who join now will write them.</p><p>
We believe today's talent is tomorrow's success, and we're committed to creating an environment where you can do the best work of your life.</p><ul><li><p><b>
Recognized momentum</b> - We made the Rising in Cyber 2026 list, a signal that the market is taking notice</p></li><li><p><b>
Rare market opportunity</b> - Join early in a category-defining company at the convergence of AI and security, where your work directly shapes how enterprises tackle one of the biggest unsolved problems in tech</p></li><li><p><b>
Competitive pay and meaningful equity</b> - A real stake in Harmonic's success, not a token gesture</p></li><li><p><b>
Comprehensive benefits</b> - 401K, pension plan, generous PTO, and flexible hybrid work</p></li><li><p><b>
A small, high-trust team</b> that values transparency, creativity, and continuous learning - no politics, no bureaucracy</p></li><li><p><b>
Thoughtful leadership</b> - that cares deeply about your growth, not just your output</p></li><li><p><b>
Annual global off-sites</b> - past trips include Lisbon, Portugal and Nashville, TN</p></li><li><p><b>
Real ownership</b> - you'll shape the product, the culture, and the direction of the company from day one</p></li></ul><p></p><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
Harmonic's Core Values</b></h2><p>
Flourish in the Unknown</p><p>
We embrace new, unfamiliar situations that require initiative and rapid decision-making. We orient ourselves quickly and deliver results with minimal guidance.</p><p>
Never Full</p><p>
We raise our hands, take on challenges, and assist others whenever possible. We hunger for opportunities to learn and do more.</p><p>
Perfect Harmony</p><p>
We support one another to create cohesion and unity. We collaborate openly, share feedback honestly, and help everyone produce their best work</p><p></p><p>
Compensation Range: &pound;89K - &pound;105K</p></div>

Senior Backend Engineer

CreateFuture

<div><div><p>Working at CreateFuture<br>
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CreateFuture is an AI-native consulting partner where people do work that matters and are supported to do it well. We work alongside organisations such as PayPal, adidas, NatWest, FanDuel and Money Saving Expert, building digital products and services that make a difference while always putting people first.</p>
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We're a team of creators. We write code, shape delivery, build go-to-market strategies, develop AI solutions and create the practices that support our people. We work side by side with our clients, challenging what's not working and helping them to build the future. Our commitment to craft, quality, and culture has helped us scale to over 600 people in just a few years.</p>
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Our UK Benefits</p>
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<li>35 days leave (including bank holidays).</li>
<li>Private medical insurance.</li>
<li>Enhanced parental and adoption leave.</li>
<li>Financial coaching + 5% pension match.</li>
<li>40 hours of paid learning and development.</li>
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<p><i> View our full list of UK benefits.</i><br>
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CreateFuture is a Great Place to Work-Certified&trade; company and has won Best Workplaces UK multiple years in a row.</p><br>
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Join us on our journey. Let's create tomorrow, together, today.</p><br>
About the role and team:
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<h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Build software that matters. Shape the future of engineering.</b></h2>
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We're looking for an experienced Senior Backend Java Engineer who is passionate about building scalable, high-quality software and helping teams grow. This is more than a hands-on engineering role&mdash;you'll influence technical direction, mentor other engineers, drive architectural decisions, and help us embed AI and automation into the way we deliver value for our clients.</p>
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You'll thrive here if you enjoy solving complex problems, challenging assumptions, collaborating openly, and taking pride in delivering software that makes a real business impact.</p>
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What You'll Do</b></h2>
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As a Senior Backend Java Engineer, you will:</p>
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<li>Design, build and maintain scalable, secure and resilient backend systems using modern Java and the Spring ecosystem.</li>
<li>Lead technical design and architectural discussions, ensuring solutions are maintainable, performant and aligned with best practices.</li>
<li>Develop and evolve RESTful APIs with a focus on security, versioning, performance and reliability.</li>
<li>Champion engineering excellence through clean code, automated testing, documentation and code reviews.</li>
<li>Drive delivery across multiple initiatives while balancing speed, quality and commercial value.</li>
<li>Mentor engineers through coaching, pairing and constructive feedback, helping raise capability across the team.</li>
<li>Collaborate with cross-functional teams to solve problems together and deliver outstanding outcomes for clients.</li>
<li>Research and evaluate emerging technologies, frameworks and AI capabilities that improve how we build software.</li>
<li>Promote automation wherever possible, removing repetitive work so teams can focus on solving meaningful problems.</li>
<li>Contribute to a culture of continuous learning, innovation and technical excellence.</li>
</ul><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>What You'll Bring</b></h2>
<h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Technical Expertise</b></h3>
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You'll have strong commercial experience with:</p>
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<li>Modern Java (Java 8+) including Streams, Lambdas and Optional</li>
<li>Spring Boot and the wider Spring ecosystem</li>
<li>Spring Data JPA / Hibernate</li>
<li>Spring Security including OAuth2 and JWT</li>
<li>REST API design and implementation</li>
<li>Microservices and distributed system design</li>
<li>SQL databases with strong query optimisation skills</li>
<li>NoSQL databases</li>
<li>Messaging technologies such as Kafka or RabbitMQ</li>
<li>Docker and containerised application development</li>
<li>Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure or GCP)</li>
<li>CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins or GitLab CI</li>
<li>Git and modern software development workflows</li>
<li>Observability tooling including logging, metrics and distributed tracing</li>
<li>Comprehensive testing across unit, integration and functional layers</li>
<li>Maven or Gradle</li>
<li>Java concurrency and JVM performance fundamentals</li>
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<p>Experience with Spring Cloud, WebFlux or reactive programming would be advantageous.</p>
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What Success Looks Like</b></h2>
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You'll demonstrate:</p>
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Technical Excellence &amp; Craft Mastery</b></h3>
<ul><li>Write clean, maintainable and highly optimised code.</li>
<li>Set high standards for quality, testing and documentation.</li>
<li>Coach others in engineering best practices and modern development techniques.</li>
</ul><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Architectural Leadership</b></h3>
<ul><li>Design scalable, resilient and secure systems.</li>
<li>Make thoughtful architectural decisions that support long-term maintainability.</li>
<li>Evaluate new technologies and guide adoption where they add value.</li>
</ul><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Commercial Delivery</b></h3>
<ul><li>Lead projects from discovery through delivery.</li>
<li>Understand client challenges and translate them into practical technical solutions.</li>
<li>Deliver outcomes that create measurable business value.</li>
</ul><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Leadership &amp; Collaboration</b></h3>
<ul><li>Lead engineering ceremonies and facilitate productive technical discussions.</li>
<li>Mentor and develop engineers across the team.</li>
<li>Communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.</li>
<li>Foster an environment where knowledge sharing and continuous improvement are part of everyday work.</li>
</ul><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>AI &amp; Innovation</b></h3>
<ul><li>Explore and implement AI-driven approaches that improve engineering efficiency.</li>
<li>Champion responsible adoption of AI across delivery teams.</li>
<li>Help shape our engineering practices for the future.</li>
</ul></div><div><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>What we'll offer you:</b></h3>
<p>
We trust people to do their best work. That means flexibility over rigid rules, impact over activity, and real investment in your growth both professionally and personally. You'll be part of a supportive, and friendly culture, surrounded by smart, curious people who care deeply about what they do.<br>
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We offer flexible working, including hybrid and remote options. Our office hubs are located in Edinburgh, Leeds, Manchester, London and Bulgaria, with occasional travel to client sites or CreateFuture offices when needed.</p>
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We trust you to manage your time balancing collaboration with client time and focused work. What matters is the impact you have, not how busy you look.</p>
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Our hiring process</b></h3>
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We try to keep our hiring process clear, fair and respectful of your time. We aim to get back to everyone who applies and we will be upfront about where you are in the process.</p>
<p>
It usually looks like this:</p>
<ul>
<li>Call with our Talent Acquisition Team</li>
<li>Role specific capability interview</li>
</ul>
<p>Depending on the role, we might also ask you to do a short presentation, a practical or technical task or have a values focused conversation. We will explain what is involved before anything happens.</p>
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Inclusion at CreateFuture</b></h3>
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We believe diverse teams build better workplaces and better products. We want CreateFuture to be a place where people feel able to be themselves and do their best work.</p>
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If you need any adjustments or support during the application process, just. We will do what we can to help.</p>
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We look forward to your application!</p></div></div>

Senior Software Engineer (Java)

Zoopla

<div><p><b>Who We Are</b></p><p>
Zoopla is one of the UK&rsquo;s most instantly recognisable property brands. In fact, we&rsquo;re known and loved by over 91% of the nation (and we&rsquo;re working hard on the other 9%). Our mission is to help the nation make better home decisions - by connecting everyone to their home and giving them personalised insights to help with moving, managing or financing. Over 50 million people visit Zoopla every month to access exclusive data and information on every UK property, search over 500,000 homes for sale and rent, find the best agents and secure the latest mortgage deals.</p><p>
We&rsquo;re a growing, dynamic team that embraces innovation and isn&rsquo;t afraid to push the boundaries. We&rsquo;re only just starting our journey to redefine the digital property landscape, with much more to explore and achieve. Join us, and transform the way the nation makes home decisions.</p><p></p><p><b>
What You'll Do</b></p><p></p><p>
At Zoopla you will design and run the search and retrieval systems behind the consumer portal, serving millions of users. Search relevance, ranking, and the services and data pipelines that feed them sit at the centre of this role. If you care about robust APIs, fast and relevant search, scalable distributed services, observability, and personalisation, this is for you.</p><p>
You will work primarily in Python and TypeScript across Node.js and GraphQL, with some services in Golang or Perl. You will own search infrastructure end to end on OpenSearch (or Elasticsearch): indexing, query design, relevance tuning, and performance at scale. You will design and maintain the APIs and data pipelines that power it, working across both SQL and NoSQL stores on AWS.</p><p>
This is a backend role. You will touch the frontend (React and TypeScript) occasionally when a feature needs it, but deep frontend specialism is not expected.</p>
Requirements (all essential)<ul><li>
Senior engineer who has built and operated high scale systems serving millions of users, and who can point to the trade offs they made to get there.</li><li>
Production experience with OpenSearch or Elasticsearch: indexing strategy, query and relevance tuning, and keeping clusters healthy under load.</li><li>
Strong distributed systems and systems design skills, with the ability to reason about consistency, latency, failure modes, and scale.</li><li>
Hands on AWS experience running services in production.</li><li>
Fluency in backend development with Python and TypeScript, designing and building APIs and services across SQL and NoSQL stores.</li><li>
A genuine passion for shipping product features with a high level of autonomy and agency, taking an idea from problem to production with minimal hand holding.</li><li>
Excellent communication skills and a track record of working closely with Product and Design to turn ambiguous goals into shipped features.</li></ul>
Also valued<ul><li>
Solid engineering craft: maintainable code, code review, pairing when it helps, and meaningful tests.</li><li>
Building for stability, security, observability, and performance, not just the happy path.</li><li>
A commercial mindset that connects your work to business outcomes.</li><li>
You use AI tools as a core part of how you build, from coding assistants to AI driven workflows, and you have a strong sense of where they speed you up and where they need checking.</li></ul><p></p>
Where you&rsquo;ll be<p>
At Zoopla, we embrace hybrid working but emphasise the importance of also spending time together. You&rsquo;ll have the opportunity to work remotely (at home) for two days per week with Mondays and Thursdays as all-Zoopla days in the office together plus a third day in-office day of your choosing.</p><p></p><p>
Our home in Tower Bridge is a buzzing hub for collaborative and individual working, with areas to socialise and exercise - within easy reach of London Bridge, Tower Hill and Bermondsey stations. On our doorstep there are plenty of great food spots including a new indoor street food market and landscaped areas to sit by the riverside.</p><p></p><b><br>
Benefits</b><br>
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Our hybrid setup means you&rsquo;ll join us in the Tower Bridge office 3 days each week</li><li>
25 days annual leave + additional leave benefits Including extra days for length of service, plus other leave perks</li><li>
Cycle to work and electric car schemes</li><li>
Free Calm App membership</li><li>
Enhanced Parental leave</li><li>
Fertility Treatment Financial Support</li><li>
Group Income Protection and private medical insurance</li><li>
Gym on-site in London</li><li>
7.5% pension contribution by the company</li><li>
Discretionary annual bonus up to 10% of base salary</li></ul></div>

Senior Backend Engineer (Search)

Moonpig

<div><div>Buyagift and Red Letter Days are the UK&rsquo;s leading gift experience provider. We&rsquo;re all about turning special moments into extra-special memories. With a gifting range of 4000+ experiences from spa days and skydives to gourmet treats and once-in-a-lifetime adventures, we make it easy to give the gift of wow. \uD83C\uDF81</div><div></div><div><br>
As part of the Moonpig Group, we&rsquo;re proud to share that our vision is to become the most trusted platform in the UK gift experience market. Our mission is to spread happiness through thoughtful, joy-filled experiences. People are at the heart of everything we do. Since joining the Moonpig Group in 2022, we&rsquo;ve been powered by strong values, bold ideas and a shared passion for making a real difference. Here, you&rsquo;ll have the chance to shape the kind of experiences people never forget &ndash; and help us build connections that truly matter.</div><div></div><div><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b><br>
Software Engineer \u007CLondon &ndash; Hybrid (2 days per week in the office) \u007C Competitive Salary + Benefits</b></h3>
<h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>About the Role</b></h3>
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We're looking for a Software Engineer to join Buyagift &amp; Red Letter Days, based in London with hybrid working (2 days per week in the office).</p>
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In this role, you'll develop and maintain full-stack applications that power our online booking journeys, including Hotels, Gourmet experiences, and Days Out, helping to deliver a seamless and reliable booking experience for our customers. You'll play a key role in building, improving, and maintaining the technology that enables customers to discover, book, and enjoy unforgettable experiences.</p>
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Working with technologies including TypeScript, React, C#, .NET Core, and Azure, you'll contribute across the full software development lifecycle, from technical design and development through to deployment and continuous improvement. You'll collaborate closely with Product Managers, Designers, Engineers, and other stakeholders to deliver high-quality solutions that create value for both customers and the business.</p>
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This is an exciting opportunity to solve meaningful technical challenges, influence engineering decisions, and contribute to products used by millions of customers across our experience brands.</p>
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<h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Key Responsibilities</b></h3><ul><li>Design, develop, test, and maintain high-quality software solutions that support our online booking journeys and customer experience.</li><li>Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver features and improvements that support business objectives.</li><li>Contribute to technical design discussions and help shape engineering solutions.</li><li>Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code.</li><li>Support continuous improvement initiatives across engineering practices, tooling, and processes.</li><li>Troubleshoot issues, identify root causes, and implement effective solutions.</li><li>Participate in code reviews, knowledge sharing, and team discussions.</li><li>Contribute to the reliability, scalability, and performance of applications and services.</li><li>Work closely with peers and stakeholders to ensure successful delivery of projects and enhancements.</li><li>Continuously learn and apply new technologies, tools, and engineering practices where appropriate.</li></ul><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
About You</b></h3><ul><li>Commercial experience building and maintaining software applications in a modern engineering environment.</li><li>Strong understanding of software engineering fundamentals and best practices.</li><li>Experience developing applications using modern programming languages and frameworks.</li><li>Experience working across both frontend and backend technologies within a full-stack environment.</li><li>Ability to work collaboratively within agile, cross-functional teams.</li><li>Strong communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts clearly.</li><li>Commitment to writing high-quality, maintainable, and well-tested code.</li><li>Strong problem-solving skills with a pragmatic approach to delivering value.</li><li>Curiosity, adaptability, and a passion for continuous learning.</li><li>Experience contributing to technical discussions and solution design.</li><li>Passion for creating reliable, scalable, and user-focused products.</li></ul><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
Our Tech Environment</b></h3><ul><li>TypeScript and C# for building scalable, high-performance applications.</li><li>React for creating engaging and responsive customer-facing experiences.</li><li>.NET Core for developing robust backend services and APIs.</li><li>MobX for state management across frontend applications.</li><li>Storybook for developing, testing, and documenting reusable UI components.</li><li>Microsoft Azure for hosting, cloud infrastructure, and serverless solutions.</li><li>Azure Functions for event-driven and serverless application development.</li><li>Azure Table Storage and SQL Server for data storage and management.</li><li>Azure DevOps Pipelines for continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD).</li><li>Azure DevOps Repositories for source control and collaborative development.</li><li>Application Insights for monitoring, observability, and performance analysis.</li><li>Agile delivery practices, code reviews, automated testing, and continuous improvement.</li></ul><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
How We Get There</b></h3><ul><li>We raise the bar by continuously improving our products, technology, and ways of working.</li><li>We keep it simple by focusing on solutions that create the greatest impact for customers and the business.</li><li>We think team by collaborating openly, sharing knowledge, and supporting one another's success.</li><li>We are brave enough to challenge assumptions, explore new ideas, and drive positive change.</li></ul><div>
<h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Interview Process</b></h3>
<ul><li>Stage 1: Talent Acquisition Screening Call (20&ndash;30 minutes, virtual)</li><li>Stage 2: Technical Experience &amp; Live Pairing Interview (1.5 hours, virtual)</li><li>Stage 3: Software Design Interview (1 hour, virtual)</li><li>Stage 4: Culture Fit Interview (45 minutes, in person)</li><li>Offer!<br>
</li></ul></div><div></div><br>
<div><b>What&rsquo;s in it for you?</b></div><div>
We believe in empowering our team to do their best work. Enjoy:</div><div>
 \uD83D\uDCB8 <b>Competitive Pay &amp; Bonuses:</b> Plus generous pension plans, staff discounts, and share schemes.</div><div>
 \uD83D\uDC86\uD83C\uDFFE&zwj; ️ <b>Wellbeing First:</b> Private healthcare (UK), dental, life insurance, mental health support, and dog-friendly offices.</div><div>
 \uD83C\uDFD6️<b> Flexible Working &amp; Time Off: </b>Generous holidays, hybrid working (unless specified otherwise, 2 days a week in the office), and opportunities for international working.</div><div>
 \uD83D\uDCC8<b> Career Growth:</b> Learning allowances, coaching, and development programs.</div><div>
\uD83E\uDD1D <b>Recognition &amp; Giving Back:</b> Regular awards, charity support, length of service awards, and volunteering days.</div><div></div><div><b><br>
Want to see more?
</b></div><div>Check out our Linked In pages below:</div><div>
Buyagift</div><div>
Red Letter Days</div><div>
Moonpig Group</div><div></div><div><b><br>
Our Ways of Working:</b></div><div>
We trust our colleagues to do what&rsquo;s right and offer flexibility to support a balance between work and life. At the same time, face-to-face office time is an important and expected part of working at Moonpig Group. We believe regular in-person working supports collaboration, alignment, and effective decision-making. Candidates will have regular and ongoing time working from the office as part of their role, which will be discussed during the recruitment process.</div><div></div><div><b><br>
Moonpig Group's Commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusivity:</b></div><div>
At Moonpig Group, we&rsquo;re all about creating a workplace where everyone feels they truly belong. We celebrate what makes each of us unique, whether that&rsquo;s our background, how we work best, or what matters most to us.</div><div></div><div><br>
From working parents who need flexible hours to neurodiverse colleagues with specific working styles, we&rsquo;re here to support our people in ways that work for them. Because when you feel valued and included, you can thrive, and so can we.</div><div></div><div><br>
We&rsquo;re proud to have a number of employee-led groups driving this forward, including our LGBTQ+, Gender Balance, Neurodiversity and EMBRACE (Educating Myself for Better Racial Awareness and Cultural Enrichment) communities, plus our Group-wide EDI committee. These teams help make sure every voice is heard and every idea has a place.</div><div></div><div><br>
We know that diversity fuels creativity, innovation and connection, and that&rsquo;s why we&rsquo;ll keep pushing for progress. Together, we&rsquo;re building a culture where everyone feels safe, supported, and free to be their brilliant, authentic selves.</div><div></div><div><br>
If you have a preferred name, please use it to apply and share your pronouns if you are comfortable to do so\uD83D\uDE0A - If you have any reasonable adjustment requests throughout the interview process please let us know on your application or speak to the Recruiter.</div><div></div><p><br>
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.</p></div>

Software Engineer

Burns Sheehan

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