Senior Backend Engineer - Subscriptions

Requirements

• You have 5+ years of experience building backend systems using Java
• You have strong computer science fundamentals and experience developing complex distributed systems at scale
• You have experience designing and scaling cloud-native services on platforms such as GCP or AWS
• You are comfortable designing APIs and collaborating directly with stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable technical solutions
• You have built and operated high-volume services in production and understand observability, performance optimization, and reliability
• You work effectively in cross-functional teams and can independently drive complex initiatives from design through delivery
• You bring a growth mindset, seek feedback, and continuously look for ways to improve systems and processes

What You will Do

• Design, build, and operate scalable Java services that power our merchandising platform and enable relevant, cohesive conversion and upsell journeys
• Collaborate within a cross-functional squad to design backend systems, APIs, and data models running on Google Cloud Platform
• Partner closely with product managers, data scientists, and other engineering squads to solve complex technical challenges
• Improve and scale data pipelines that support heuristics, experimentation frameworks, and ML-driven applications
• Contribute to architectural decisions that improve reliability, performance, and long-term maintainability
• Mentor engineers within the squad and help raise the technical bar through thoughtful reviews and knowledge sharing
• Support production systems end-to-end, ensuring services are observable, resilient, and continuously improving

Nice to Haves

• Experience working with technologies such as gRPC, BigQuery, Bigtable, external CMS integrations, or ML-driven systems is beneficial

Where You Will Be

• This role is based in London, England or Stockholm, Sweden
• We offer you the flexibility to work where you work best! There will be some in-person meetings, but still allows for flexibility to work from home.