Rightmove Careers - Senior Software Engineer I - Backend (Java)

• Brings strong commercial experience with Java 17+, Spring Boot, and Kafka. • Has successfully led complex projects, including coordinating work across multiple engineers. • Is highly collaborative, organised, and solution-focused in their approach. • Has a deep understanding of TDD practices and pipeline optimisation, including left-shifting. • Can balance technical priorities with business OKRs through pragmatic decision-making. • Is passionate about performance, scalability, and understanding user behaviour. • Proactively introduces new ideas, technologies, and ways of working to improve team outcomes. • Is committed to sharing knowledge, fostering team ownership, and contributing to a psychologically safe and inclusive environment. • Our vision is to give everyone the belief that they can make their move. We aim to make moving simpler 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. • We're home to the UK's largest choice of properties, and are the go-to destination for millions of people planning their next move, reading the latest industry news, or just browsing what's on the market. • Despite this growth, we’ve remained a friendly, supportive place to work, with employee #1 still working here!  We’ve done this by placing the Rightmove Hows at the heart of everything we do. These are the essential values that reflect our culture, and include: • We create value…by delivering results and building trust with partners and consumers. • We create value… • We think bigger…by acting with curiosity and setting bold aspirations. • We think bigger… • We care deeply…by being real, having fun, and valuing diversity. • We care deeply… • We move together…by being one team - internally collaborative, externally competitive. • We move together… • We make a difference…by focusing on delivering measurable impact. • We make a difference… • We believe in careers that open doors and help our team develop by providing an open and inclusive work environment, offering ongoing training opportunities, and supporting charity fundraising events. And with 88% of Rightmovers saying we’re a great place to work, we’re clearly doing something right! • 88% of Rightmovers saying we’re a great place to work • If all of this has caught your eye, you may well be a Rightmover in the making...... • People are the foundation of Rightmove - We’ll help you build a career on it.