Remote Backend Jobs

We're on the lookout for a talented Senior Backend Engineer to join our Space and Range team at Holland & Barrett. In this role, you'll play a key part in developing and enhancing the tools that shape how our stores are designed—from the overall layout to the placement of every bay and shelf. These tools help visualize our store environments in 3D, giving teams a near real-life view of what our customers will experience in-store.

You'll be working on impactful, business-critical products that influence how we present and optimize our key sales channels—contributing directly to our growth strategy and customer experience.

We're looking for someone who thrives in a culture of ownership. If you believe in a “you build it, you own it” approach and take pride in building robust, high-quality systems, you'll fit right in.

You'll be part of a supportive, cross-functional team working on solutions for an international business. Our hybrid working model offers flexibility to work remotely most of the time, with occasional in-person sessions for planning, collaboration, and team building at our offices in London or Nuneaton.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and maintain scalable backend services using Java and Spring.
• Work with databases, including SQL (e.g., Postgres) and NoSQL (e.g., DynamoDB).
• Build, test, and optimize technical solutions.
• Develop event-driven systems leveraging Kafka for messaging.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including frontend engineers, UX, and product management.
• Contribute to architectural decisions, ensuring maintainability, scalability, and high performance.
• Take full ownership of production systems, ensuring they run smoothly and meet user expectations.
• Build tooling for debugging, monitoring, and support automation.

• Proven experience in backend development with Java.
• Spring boot and hibernate frameworks.
• Proficiency in building APIs, microservices, and implementing event-driven architectures.
• Experience with databases, including SQL and NoSQL.
• Familiarity with AWS cloud services such as S3, RDS, and DynamoDB.
• Strong focus on writing clean, modular, testable code with experience in unit and integration testing.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines and version control systems like Git.