Staff Engineer - Permanent role (Java 17)

Staff Engineer - Java 17London, UK (Hybrid)PermanentUp to £85,000 + benefits About the Role This is a chance to join a global technology leader, working alongside one of the UK''s most recognisable retail brand, on a large-scale transformation of its digital and engineering ecosystem. You''ll be part of a modern, product-led engineering environment, helping shape systems that operate at enterprise scale, with a real focus on innovation, resilience, and customer impact. What you''ll be doingAs a Staff Engineer, this is more than a senior coding role, you''ll act as a technical authority, combining deep hands-on delivery with architecture ownership and engineering leadership.Build and evolve Back End services using Java 17 and Spring Boot Design and implement event-driven architectures using Kafka, including schema evolution, idempotent consumers, and resilient messaging patterns Contribute to system design and architectural decisions across complex, distributed platforms Drive cloud-native engineering practices, working across modern cloud stacks (AWS/Azure) Champion CI/CD and DevOps excellence, with strong exposure to Jenkins and pipeline automation Promote engineering best practices across testing, observability, and secure development Work closely with product and delivery teams in a cross-functional, agile environment Mentor engineers and help raise the technical bar across the team What we''re really looking for (Staff-level mindset) This role is for engineers who think ..... full job details .....