Senior Software Engineer I - Backend (Java)

<div class="content-intro"><p>Our vision is to give everyone the belief they can make their move. We aim to make moving simpler, by giving everyone the best place to turn to and return to for access to the tools, expertise, trust, and belief to make it happen.</p> <p>We’re home to the UK’s largest choice of properties and are the go-to destination for millions of people planning their next move, reading the latest industry news, or just browsing what’s on the market.&nbsp;</p> <hr> <p>&nbsp;</p></div><h4 style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">&nbsp;</h4> <h4 style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 222, 182);">Location:&nbsp;</span>London (Hybrid - 2 days in the London Office)</span></strong></h4> <h4 style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 222, 182);">Reports to:&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Engineering Manager - Customer Tooling</span></strong></h4> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="color: rgb(0, 222, 182); font-size: 10pt;"><strong>About the role</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">At Rightmove, we’re on a mission to make home moving easier and simpler for everyone. Every month, millions of people spend over a billion minutes on our platform, with more than 140 million visits across our website and apps. Behind that experience is a team of passionate engineers building the tools and services that power how we operate.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">We’re looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to help shape and deliver innovative solutions for our customers. You'll develop and build out a unique part of the platform, offering self-serving products that help our customers manage their portfolios and navigate the platform seamlessly.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Our teams are autonomous and cross-functional, combining design, product, engineering and testing expertise. You’ll collaborate closely with others to deliver high-quality, reliable solutions that support millions of users, thousands of agents, and hundreds of Rightmovers. You’ll play a key role in defining scalable, maintainable, and high-performance solutions to both business and technical challenges.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">To find out more about our tools, tech and people, head to our<span style="color: rgb(0, 222, 182);"> </span><a href="https://rightmove.blog/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 222, 182);">tech blog.</span></a> ✍️</span></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(0, 222, 182);"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;">What you'll be doing</span></strong></span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Designing and building new features and enhancements using Java 17+, Spring Boot, Elasticsearch, Kafka, Gradle, Hibernate, Couchbase, SQL, and Docker.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Collaborating with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to shape solutions and align on priorities.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Taking ownership of key technical decisions and delivering projects end-to-end.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Balancing new feature development with technical debt, making thoughtful, pragmatic trade-offs.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Writing high-quality, secure, and extensible code that supports both current needs and future growth.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Communicating effectively with stakeholders and third parties to ensure solutions meet business objectives.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Championing new and emerging technologies that add value and align with our roadmap.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Mentoring and supporting junior engineers, helping to build a culture of growth, ownership, and continuous improvement.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="color: rgb(0, 222, 182);"><strong><span style=&