Backend Software Engineer

Salary: £43,000 - 83,000 per year

Requirements:

• Proven working experience in software engineering
• At least a BSc degree in Computer Science or Engineering; MSc preferred
• Experience with test-driven development and behavioral-driven development
• Ability to develop in Java
• Experience with functional programming languages
• Excellent knowledge of relational databases, SQL, and ORM technologies (JPA2, Hibernate); prior experience with NoSQL solutions
• Mastery in software engineering tools
• Ability to document requirements and designs
• Familiarity with agile software development methodology and release process
• Experience working in international environments
• Ability to adapt communication for technical and non-technical people
• Team player
• Keen on diversity
• Pro-active and pragmatic problem solver
• Passionately curious about new trends and approaches
• Keen contributor to open source projects

Responsibilities:

• Write well designed, testable, efficient code
• Produce designs and determine operational feasibility
• Integrate software components into a fully functional software system
• Develop software verification plans and quality assurance procedures
• Document and maintain software functionality
• Tailor and deploy software tools, processes, and metrics
• Update our job knowledge by studying state of the art development tools and programming techniques, participating in networks, and reading professional publications

Technologies:

• Hibernate
• Support
• Java
• Network
• NoSQL
• SQL
• Backend
• Mobile

More:

We are Ksubaka, a market leader in in-store gamified advertising, bringing moments of joy to shoppers through bite-size play experiences on our network of in-store playSpots. We are based in London Hammersmith and are building the software platform that will support new experiences and our future growth. This is a permanent role with a salary of 40,000 - 60,000.

last updated 37 week of 2026