The role

Location: London (Hybrid – 2 days in the London office)

Reports to: Engineering Manager

Rightmove is the UK’s largest property portal, supporting millions of users who plan their next move. We are looking for an experienced software engineer to join our autonomous cross‑functional teams and help build high‑quality, scalable backend services and applications that power the platform.

Responsibilities

• Develop new features and improvements using Java 17+, Spring Boot, Elasticsearch, Kafka, Gradle, Hibernate, Couchbase, SQL and Docker.
• Collaborate cross‑functionally with product, design, testing and business stakeholders to align on goals and requirements.
• Balance feature development with technical debt, making thoughtful trade‑offs based on timing and impact.
• Ensure high‑quality, secure and extensible code that meets current and future needs.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders an...