7h ago
Principal Java Engineer
Basingstoke
$74.8k-$98.4k / year
full-timelead Hybridmedia
🛠 Tech Stack
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💼 About This Role
You'll join our Football Squad to design, develop, and optimize data-intensive backend services that power live football events. You'll work on high-impact projects for FIFA and UEFA, building scalable systems with Java and Spring Boot. This role offers the chance to solve real-world problems at scale in a fast-paced environment.
🎯 What You'll Do
- Develop and maintain backend services using Java Spring Boot
- Contribute to design decisions for new and existing projects
- Work on football data pipelines for FIFA, Serie-A, and UEFA
- Deploy and scale applications in AWS (ECS, Lambda, S3, DynamoDB)
📋 Requirements
- Expert-level Java 17+ and Spring Boot
- Proven ability to lead technical initiatives and mentor engineers
- Strong experience with AWS or other major cloud providers
- Experience with event-driven architectures (Kafka, RabbitMQ, SQS)
✨ Nice to Have
- Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code (GitHub Actions, Terraform)
- Familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes
- Exposure to real-time data processing or sports tech
🎁 Benefits & Perks
- 🏖️ 25 days annual leave plus 8 public holidays
- 💼 Enhanced Pension Scheme with 5% matching
- 🧘 Unmind app and onsite gym (Basingstoke)
- 🎟️ Access to sporting events and tickets
- 💻 Hybrid working with 2 days in office per week
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