Mobile Backend Developer (JAVA/Kotlin)

Mobile Backend Developer (JAVA/Kotlin) 6 Month contract initially + Extensions Based: Hybrid - 2-3 days onsite in Manchester Rate: £425 - £525 p/d - (via Umbrella company) We have a great opportunity with a world leading organisation where you will be provided with all of the support and development to succeed. A progressive organisation where you can really make a difference. We have a great opportunity for a Mobile Backend Developer (JAVA/Kotlin) to join the team. We are seeking a Senior Application Engineer (Backend cloud based application development) with deep technical expertise and thought leadership. You will drive strategy for your area of expertise across teams and foster a developer community within your domain. The role involves mentoring junior staff, ensuring high-quality deliverables, promoting best practices like TDD and BDD, and leading engineering practices across the SDLC. Key Responsibilities; * Provide advanced technical expertise in Backend Development, supporting the team with effective solutions and practical insights. * Participate in all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), including requirements gathering, development, deployment, and ongoing maintenance. * Demonstrate a commitment to keeping up with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices, actively applying them in your work. * Contribute new ideas, tools, and methodologies to help foster a culture of continuous improvement and innovation within the team. * Share knowledge and mentor peers and junior engineers, supporting their growth and skills development. * Collaborate with technical leads, IT teams, and business stakeholders to understand project requirements, implications, and dependencies. * Review and provide feedback on technical documentation, suggesting improvements where appropriate. * Promote and practice best development approaches such as Test-Driven Development (TDD) and Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) to deliver high-quality, maintainable code. * Apply design patterns to address complex problems, ensuring code is efficient, readable, and reusable. * Adhere to IT and Information Security policies and procedures in all engineering activities. Key Skills & experience: * Preferred - Experience of building distributed scalable microservices using Java/Kotlin, Spring Boot, OAuth 2.0, Secure API design * Understanding of API design for mobile application with event driven architecture * Strong analysis and problem-solving skills * Knowledge of the financial services industry * Other technologies/areas: AWS, API Design, Automation testing