Software Engineer - Java/Kotlin

Software Engineer - Java/Kotlin Backend IntegrationsManchester (Hybrid - 2 days per week) 6 month initial contract £500-600pd inside IR35 Immediate startA leading global digital platform is building a brand-new engineering team focused on transforming how third-party integrations are delivered at scale.This team sits at the centre of a major growth area and is rethinking how external providers connect into a marketplace ecosystem, reducing onboarding from months to days through smarter architecture, automation and AI-enabled engineering practices. We''re looking for Software Engineers with strong backend engineering and automated testing experience to help shape this capability from the ground up.The Opportunity:Joining a newly established team, you''ll work on building and scaling connectivity services that integrate with external APIs and suppliers. You''ll contribute to a platform designed to simplify onboarding, improve reliability and create reusable integration patterns across a rapidly growing ecosystem. You''ll work in a highly collaborative environment with Product, Commercial and Operations teams and help influence engineering standards, tooling and ways of working from day one.What you''ll be doing:Designing and developing backend services using Java and/or KotlinBuilding and evolving REST APIs and integration servicesCreating scalable, reusable connectors for third-party providersWorking with external APIs that cannot be directly controlled or changedDriving ..... full job details .....