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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