Senior Software Engineer I - Backend (Java)

About the role

<div class="content-intro"><p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="color: rgb(0, 4, 67);"><img style="max-width: 100%;" src="https://www.rightmove.co.uk/careers/content/uploads/2026/09/Untitled-30-July-2026-at-10.03.05-3-8.png" alt="" width="1001"><strong><br><br></strong></span></p> <p>Our vision is to give everyone the belief they can make their move. We aim to make moving simpler,&nbsp;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&nbsp;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><p></p> <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

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