Backend Engineer / Software Engineer (Java/Kotlin)

About this role

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Backend Engineer (Java & Kotlin -


Supply Chain)


Location & working arrangement


We offer hybrid working, with occasional presence at one of our Holland & Barrett offices in


London or Nuneaton for team collaboration, key meetings and events (typically once per


quarter).


Intro


We’re looking for a Backend Engineer to join our supply chain technology team at Holland &


Barrett.


You’ll play a key role in building and improving the systems that keep our products moving


— from warehouses to customers — helping more people access health and wellness every


day.


This is a great opportunity to grow your technical skills, work on meaningful problems and


collaborate with experienced engineers in a supportive, forward-thinking environment.


What you’ll be doing


Contribute to the design and development of backend systems within our supply chain


domain


Build reliable, high-quality services that support logistics, stock management and


fulfilment


Work closely with product, operations and engineering teams to deliver valuable


solutions


Take ownership of features and improvements from idea through to delivery


Write clean, maintainable code and contribute to team standards and best practices


Support system performance, reliability and ongoing improvements


Learn from others and actively contribute to a collaborative team environment


What you’ll bring


Experience in software development using Java, Kotlin or similar languages


Experience working with frameworks such as Spring Boot, Spring WebFlux or Project


Reactor


Some experience or exposure to event streaming technologies such as Apache Kafka


Experience working with databases (e.g. PostgreSQL, DynamoDB or similar)


Experience working with cl...