Software Engineer (Backend) - Agent Select

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><h4><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 222, 182);">Location:</span></strong> London (hybrid)<br><span style="color: rgb(0, 222, 182);"><strong>Reports to:</strong> </span>Engineering Manager</h4> <div><span style="color: rgb(0, 222, 182);"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The Role</span></strong></span></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><span style="font-size: 10pt;">At Rightmove, we're on a mission to make home moving easier. Every month, home movers spend more than a <strong>billion minutes</strong> on Rightmove, with over <strong>140 million visits</strong> across our website and apps.</span><br><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Behind those experiences is a modern engineering organisation building the services, platforms and products that power how Rightmove operates. We're looking for a <strong>Backend Engineer</strong> who is passionate about building scalable systems, solving complex problems and delivering software that has real impact.</span><br><span style="font-size: 10pt;">You'll be part of a collaborative, cross-functional team, working on in-house applications and microservices that integrate with a wide range of third-party systems. Your work will help enable teams across the business to move faster, make better decisions and deliver exceptional experiences to millions of users.</span><br><br></div> <div><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;">A note from your future manager: </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 222, 182);">By joining our team, you'll help homeowners pick the right agent for them and help agents get better at what they do — all while being part of a highly effective, fun, and enthusiastic team where we've got each other's backs and celebrate each other's growth!</span></strong></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><em>Want to learn more about our technology, engineering culture and people? Check out our&nbsp;<span style="color: rgb(0, 222, 182);"><strong><a style="color: rgb(0, 222, 182);" href="https://rightmove.blog/">Tech Blog</a>.</strong></span></em></span><br><br><span style="color: rgb(0, 222, 182);"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;">What you'll be doing:</span></strong></span></div> <ul> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Design, build and enhance services using <strong>Java 21+, Spring Boot, Kafka, Elasticsearch, Couchbase, SQL, Docker and Gradle</strong></span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Work closely with Product Managers, Designers, Engineers and stakeholders to solve meaningful business challenges</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Own features from idea through to production, helping shape both technical and product decisions</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Build secure, scalable and maintainable software that supports current and future business needs</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Balance feature delivery with platform improvements and technical debt reduction</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Monitor and improve the performance, reliability and resilience of production systems<

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