Software Engineer

Job Title: Software Engineer II (Backend) - Contract

Location: Manchester (Hybrid - 2 days per week in-office)

Contract Duration: Mid-August 2026 - February 2027

Hours: 37.5 hours/week

About the Role

We are looking for three highly skilled Software Engineer Contractors with immense experience working in product based industries to join the Attractions Connectivity team of a global e-commerce brand. In this hands-on role, you will design, build, and operate the cloud-native backend services that connect the platform to third-party attraction providers. You will focus on scaling partner integrations, data ingestion, and building highly resilient distributed systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain cloud-native backend services, utilizing event-driven patterns where appropriate.

• Own the end-to-end delivery lifecycle: clarify requirements, implement and test solutions, deploy safely, and monitor in production.

• Develop robust capabilities for partner integrations, data ingestion, and reliable communication.

• Ensure system resilience, scalability, security, and observability using logs, metrics, and tracing.

• Collaborate with product managers, data specialists, and engineering teams to deliver incremental business value.

What We're Looking For

• Strong backend engineering background with proven expertise in Java and Spring / Spring Boot.

• Hands-on experience developing cloud-native services on AWS.

• Experience deploying and operating services on Kubernetes or similar container platforms.

• Solid understanding of Kafka or comparable event-streaming/messaging technologies.

• Extensive experience designing and integrating HTTP APIs with external systems.

• Deep understanding of distributed systems fundamentals (e.g., idempotency, retries, rate limiting) and CI/CD pipelines.

• Strong problem-solving skills with a collaborative, communicative approach.

Nice to Have

• Experience with marketplaces, travel, e-commerce, or external partner integrations.

• Familiarity with data transformation pipelines, schema evolution, and infrastructure-as-code.

Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.