Tide
Small business banking
LeadEngineer,Backend-Java
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“Lead Engineer, Backend - Java at Tide. Skills: Java 17, Spring Boot, Microservice Architecture, AWS. Contribute to event-driven Microservice Architecture. Define and maintain services”
Industry & Context.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Experience building server-side applications, Detailed knowledge of relevant programming languages, Willingness to learn Java, Sound knowledge of a backend framework, Experience engineering scalable and reliable solutions, Understanding of CI/CD fundamentals, Practical Agile experience, Mindset of delivering secure, well-tested and well-documented software
Nice to Have
Spring Boot, Microservices that expose and consume RESTful APIs, Cloud-native environment experience
What You'll Do.
Contribute to event-driven Microservice Architecture
Define and maintain services
and scale services globally
Build services using Java 17
Expose and consume RESTful APIs
Send events using SNS+SQS and Kafka
Utilise PostgreSQL via Aurora
Deploy services to Production
Monitor services using DataDog
Collaborate with Product Owners
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborate closely with Product Owners; Work in small autonomous teams; Gather together to discuss technical challenges; Foster team spirit and collaboration
Full Job Description
ABOUT TIDE At Tide, we help SMEs save time and money in the running of their businesses by not only offering business accounts and related banking services, but also a comprehensive set of highly usable and connected administrative solutions, from invoicing to accounting. Tide is transforming the small business banking market and now supports over 2 million members globally across the UK, India, Germany and France. Using advanced technology, all solutions are designed with SMEs in mind. With quick onboarding, low fees and innovative features, we thrive on making data driven decisions to serve our mission: to help SMEs save time and money so they can get back to doing what they love. Tide facts: Tide is available for UK, Indian, German and French SMEs Over 2 million members: 900,000 UK and 1,100,000 in India and growing rapidly Over $300 million raised in funding Over 2,800 Tideans globally Recognised with Great Place to Work certification three years in a row, and among India’s Top 50 Best Workplaces in Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance in 2026 We have offices in Central London, with a member support and technology centre in Sofia, Bulgaria, technology centres in Serbia, Romania, Lithuania and Hyderabad and offices in Gurugram, New Delhi, Berlin, Paris and Luxembourg ABOUT THE TEAM: Our 40+ engineering teams are working on designing, creating and running the rich product catalogue across our business areas (e. g. Payments Services, Business Services). We have a long roadmap ahead of us and always have interesting problems to tackle.We trust and empower our engineers to make real technical decisions that affect multiple teams and shape the future of Tide’s Global One Platform.It’s an exceptional opportunity to make a real difference by taking ownership of engineering practices in a rapidly expanding company! We work in small autonomous teams, grouped under common domains owning the full lifecycle of some microservices in Tide’s service catalogue. Our enginee
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