Senior Software Engineer – Java

Starling Bank

. Lead projects or functional areas/domains within the Engine team and platform .

Posted 9/17/2026full-timeLondon • United KingdomSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Java backend development, cloud-native solutions with AWS and GCP, and microservice-based architecture. Capable of leading projects, collaborating in teams, and contributing to a culture of learning and innovation in engineering.

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Java Backend DevelopmentCloud-Native ExperienceMicroservice-Based ArchitectureKubernetes (EKS)CI/CD with TeamCity

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Hard Skills

JavaClean CodingAutomated TestingContinuous DeploymentTerraformGrafana

Soft Skills

CollaborationKnowledge SharingProblem Solving

Tools & Technologies

AWSGCPKubernetesTeamCityTerraformGrafana

Industry Keywords

BankingEngineering OrganisationInternal Tooling

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudGoogle Cloud PlatformGrafanaJavaKubernetesTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead projects or functional areas/domains within the Engine team and platform
Contribute to the award-winning platform and internal tooling
Build configurable new features and products from scratch
Share knowledge and contribute to the learning culture
Own projects and collaborate in small teams across the bank
Help deliver new features for banks worldwide
Work on tooling used daily by engineers
Contribute to changing banking through a scaling engineering organisation

Requirements

What you’ll need

Aptitude and attitude valued over specific experience or qualifications
Experience or willingness to work primarily with Java
Understanding of clean coding, simple solutions, automated testing and continuous deployment
Interest in finding elegant solutions to difficult technical problems
Java backend development knowledge
Cloud-native experience or knowledge with AWS and GCP
Understanding of microservice-based architecture
Kubernetes (EKS)
TeamCity for CI/CD
Terraform and Grafana
Willingness to participate in the interview process, including an initial engineer interview, take-home technical test, technical interview and final CTO/deputy CTO interview

Benefits

Comp & perks

33 days holiday (including public holidays, which you can take when it works best for you)
An extra day’s holiday for your birthday
Annual leave is increased with length of service
Option to buy or sell up to five extra days off
16 hours paid volunteering time a year
Salary sacrifice
Company enhanced pension scheme
Life insurance at 4x your salary
Group income protection
Private Medical Insurance with VitalityHealth, including mental health support and cancer care
Partner benefits including discounts with Waitrose, Mr&Mrs Smith and Peloton
Generous family-friendly policies
Incentives refer a friend scheme
Perkbox membership with retail discounts, a wellness platform for physical and mental health, and weekly free and boosted perks
Cycle to Work initiative
Salary Sacrificed Gym partnerships
Electric Vehicle (EV) leasing