Oliver Bernard
Staff Engineer
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Staff JVM Engineers — Kotlin, Java or Scala
London · Hybrid · 3 days a week in the office
Salary - £140k - £160k
We’re looking for Staff JVM Engineers who care deeply about engineering excellence and building software the right way.
You’ll be joining a highly collaborative engineering environment where XP, TDD, continuous delivery and pragmatic software design are central to how we work. We’re looking for engineers who enjoy solving complex problems, raising the technical bar and helping other engineers become better.
What you’ll be doing
- Designing and delivering high-quality, resilient JVM applications using Kotlin, Java or Scala
- Practising TDD, pair/mob programming and other XP practices as part of everyday development
- Building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and helping teams achieve fast, safe and frequent delivery
- Making pragmatic architectural and technical decisions across systems and teams
- Working closely with product, design and engineering colleagues to turn complex problems into simple solutions
- Providing technical leadership and mentorship without relying on hierarchy
- Helping establish and evolve engineering standards, patterns and practices
- Identifying opportunities to improve developer experience, quality, reliability and delivery
- Contributing to a culture of continuous learning, experimentation and improvement
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What we’re looking for
You’re an experienced JVM engineer who can operate comfortably at Staff level and influence beyond your immediate team.
You’ll bring:
- Strong commercial experience with Kotlin, Java and/or Scala
- A deep understanding of TDD and automated testing
- Hands-on experience with Extreme Programming (XP) practices
- Strong knowledge of CI/CD and continuous delivery
- Experience designing and evolving distributed or complex software systems
- Excellent software design and engineering fundamentals
- A track record of influencing technical direction across teams
- A passion for simplicity, maintainability and sustainable engineering
- The ability to communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- A collaborative mindset and a willingness to pair, share knowledge and learn from others
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How we work
We believe great software comes from great teams, not individual heroes. Our engineers work collaboratively, using practices such as pair programming, TDD, continuous integration and small, frequent releases. We value feedback, technical curiosity and the courage to challenge assumptions.
This is a hands-on Staff Engineer role: you'll still be writing code, while also helping shape architecture, engineering practices and technical direction across the organisation.
The role
📍 London
🏢 Hybrid — 3 days a week in the office
💻 Staff level
☕ Kotlin / Java / Scala
If you're a JVM engineer who gets excited about clean code, fast feedback loops, evolutionary architecture and helping teams build better software, we'd love to hear from you.
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