<div class="earcuposdescription"><div class="earcuposdescriptiontitle">About the role:</div><div class="earcuposdescriptionnote"><p>We're seeking a Java/Kotlin Backend Engineer to help develop and enhance the core systems behind our in-store colleague platforms. While the role is&nbsp;primarily focused on backend development, there may be chances to contribute to frontend work as well. You'll be working on products that streamline retail operations, integrating hardware and APIs to deliver innovative solutions across multiple countries. &nbsp;</p><p>We're looking for someone who takes ownership of their work—building reliable, high-quality systems and seeing them through from development to production. &nbsp;</p><p>You'll be part of a cross-functional team responsible for the software behind tills and colleague apps across the UK, Europe, and Ireland. These mission-critical systems demand high availability and efficiency. The team follows a hybrid work model, working remotely most of the time, with occasional office visits (once a month) in London or Nuneaton.<br><br><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><strong>Key Responsibilities:</strong></span><br><br>● Assist in designing, developing and maintaining scalable backend services usingKotlin, Java and Spring.<br>● Work with databases, including SQL (e.g., RDS) and NoSQL (e.g., DocumentDB).<br>● Collaborate with senior engineers and cross-functional teams (e.g. QA, UX, product management).<br>● Contribute to architectural decisions, ensuring maintainability, scalability, and high performance.<br>● Ensure production systems run smoothly and meet user expectations.<br>● Learn best practices in software development, cloud technologies, and deployment.<br>● Utilise tooling for debugging, monitoring, and support automation.<br><br></p></div></div><div class="earcuposdescription"><div class="earcuposdescriptiontitle">Key requirements:</div><div class="earcuposdescriptionnote"><p><span style="font-size: 11pt;">2+ years of experience in backend&nbsp;development with Kotlin or Java&nbsp;with the ability to transition to Kotlin.<br>Experience with databases, including SQL and NoSQL.<br><strong><br>Nice to have</strong></span><br><br><span style="font-size: 11pt;">● Familiarity with cloud services such as AWS (S3, RDS, DocumentDB).</span><br><span style="font-size: 11pt;">● Strong focus on writing clean, modular, testable code with experience in unit and integration testing.</span><br><span style="font-size: 11pt;">● Proficiency in building APIs and microservices.</span><br><span style="font-size: 11pt;">● Interest in working on retail systems or public facing hardware integrations.</span><br><span style="font-size: 11pt;">● Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and version control systems like Git.</span><br><span style="font-size: 11pt;">● Experience with JavaScript and frontend technologies</span></p></div></div><div class="earcuposdescription"><div class="earcuposdescriptiontitle">What we offer:</div><div class="earcu_posdescriptionnote"><ul><li><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><strong>Pension company contribution = 3% </strong></span></li><li><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><strong>Incentive scheme up to 10% of annual salary</strong>, based on company performance.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Your wellbeing is paramount so you can get away and take<strong> 33&nbsp;Days Holiday per year</strong>.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><strong>Learning and Development opportunity</strong> with Holland &amp; Barrett is a great base for career development long term.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><strong>Private Medical Care </strong>(Self after 1 year)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><strong>Career progression.</strong></span></li><li><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><strong>Refer and Earn Scheme</strong> - as we're growing you can earn money by referring people to join us from your network.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><strong>Epic Extras</strong> gives you access to exclusive benefits, free advice and savings from a range of retailers and providers.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><strong>Stay healthy with Discounted Products</strong> - from day one you'll get a 25% discount (on top of other promotions) when you shop at H&amp;B on anything that you buy.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">We all need a little help sometimes, so we<strong> </strong>offer<strong> Free 24/7 Confidential Advice &amp; Colleague Welfare</strong>.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><strong>Mental Health First Aiders</strong> - we have lots of qualified Mental Health First Aiders because its all about your health &amp; wellbeing.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Stay active in the<strong> Onsite Gym</strong> at our Nuneaton Hub!</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">We have <strong>colleague Reward and Recognition Schemes</strong>, so your hard work and loyalty won't go unnoticed.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">And many more!</span></li></ul><p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><em>Our culture respects equality, values diversity and encourages individuality – because this allows our people to unlock their potential and be their best. We welcome everyone who shares our EPIC values regardless of background, culture, disability, ethnicity, gender identity or sexual orientation</em></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span class="ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak" dir="ltr"><em>Holland &amp; Barrett </em><em>does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms/recruiters. Please do not forward resumes to our job alias, employees, or any other company location. Holland &amp; Barrett is not and will not be responsible for any fees if a candidate submitted by a search firm/recruiter unless otherwise agreed with respect to specific open position(s).&nbsp;</em></span></span></p></div></div>