Software Engineer (Backend) - Agent Select

Our vision is to give everyone the belief they can make their move. We aim to make moving simpler, by giving everyone the best place to turn to and return to for access to the tools, expertise, trust, and belief to make it happen. We’re home to the UK’s largest choice of properties and are the go-to destination for millions of people planning their next move, reading the latest industry news, or just browsing what’s on the market. Location: London (hybrid) Reports to: Engineering Manager The Role At Rightmove, we're on a mission to make home moving easier. Every month, home movers spend more than a billion minutes on Rightmove, with over 140 million visits across our website and apps. Behind those experiences is a modern engineering organisation building the services, platforms and products that power how Rightmove operates. We're looking for a Backend Engineer who is passionate about building scalable systems, solving complex problems and delivering software that has real impact. You'll be part of a collaborative, cross-functional team, working on in-house applications and microservices that integrate with a wide range of third-party systems. Your work will help enable teams across the business to move faster, make better decisions and deliver exceptional experiences to millions of users. A note from your future manager: By joining our team, you'll help homeowners pick the right agent for them and help agents get better at what they do — all while being part of a highly effective, fun, and enthusiastic team where we've got each other's backs and celebrate each other's growth! Want to learn more about our technology, engineering culture and people? Check out our Tech Blog . What you'll be doing: Design, build and enhance services using Java 21+, Spring Boot, Kafka, Elasticsearch, Couchbase, SQL, Docker and Gradle Work closely with Product Managers, Designers, Engineers and stakeholders to solve meaningful business challenges Own features from idea through to production, helping shape both technical and product decisions Build secure, scalable and maintainable software that supports current and future business needs Balance feature delivery with platform improvements and technical debt reduction Monitor and improve the performance, reliability and resilience of production systems Contribute to architecture discussions and influence technical direction within your team Explore and champion new technologies that can create value for our customers and colleagues We're looking for someone who: Has commercial experience building backend applications with Java 21+ , Spring Boot and Kafka Enjoys solving complex technical problems and collaborating with others to find the best solution Understands modern engineering practices, including testing, CI/CD and deployment automation Keen to adopt AI tools and practices that help the team build better software faster, and shares learnings with others Has a strong sense of ownership and accountability for both individual and team outcomes Is curious about system performance, observability and how users interact with software in the real world Enjoys sharing knowledge, learning from others and helping elevate engineering standards Thrives in a collaborative environment where asking questions, challenging ideas and continuous improvement are encouraged Brings a pragmatic mindset and can make thoughtful trade-offs between speed, quality and long-term sustainability Our Approach to AI At Rightmove, we believe software and product are ultimately people problems, and everything we build aims to improve the lives of others. We see AI as a helpful way to create more space for the human side of our work, from understanding real needs to making sure we are solving the right problems in the right way. There is an expectation that you are proactive in exploring how AI can support your own workflow and