Are you the right candidate for this opportunity Make sure to read the full description below. Job reference 325356 Senior Software Engineer Competitive salary plus car allowance, healthcare, annual bonus potential, 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising with service and a company pension scheme with highly competitive contribution rates Permanent, Full time London Farringdon x3 days a week Extra Benefits

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Senior Engineer Event Processing System (EPS) London | Hybrid (3 days in office) Join Royal Mail at a pivotal moment in our digital transformation. Were re-engineering the core of a network that handles over 17 billion items annuallyand were doing it in the cloud. As a Senior Engineer , youll help re-architect our mission-critical Event Processing System (EPS) the backbone of parcel and letter trackinginto a scalable, event-driven platform using technologies like Kafka , containerised microservices , and multi-cloud infrastructure . What Youll Do Design and deliver scalable, resilient backend systems. Shape cloud-ready, service-aligned architecture. Champion engineering best practices (TDD, CI/CD, clean code). Collaborate across disciplines to deliver impactful solutions. Guide third-party development to meet technical standards. What Youll Bring Strong backend engineering experience (Java 11+, REST APIs, SQL). Experience with high-throughput or distributed systems. Passion for clean, maintainable code and infrastructure as code. Excellent communication and mentoring skills. Bonus Points For Spring Boot, Go, or Node.js experience. Cloud expertise (AWS, Azure, GCP). Kafka, RabbitMQ, or event-driven architecture. GitOps, Docker/Kubernetes, Terraform. Why Join Us? Be part of a multi-year transformation shaping the future of Royal Mails digital platforms. Youll work in agile teams that value innovation, ownership, and continuous improvementmaking a real impact at national scale. Next Steps The next stage of the selection process will be a face to face/virtual interview consisting of competency based and role specific questions. We understand that candidates may not meet all the criteria for the role. If your experience is different, but you have relevant skills wed love to hear from you. Royal Mail Group is committed to inclusion and representing the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all individuals. As a proud Gold signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant, we especially encourage applications from the Armed Forces community, including cadet instructors and spouses/partners.

We are committed to ensuring an inclusive recruitment process. If you require any adjustments to support you during the hiring process, please discuss these with your recruiter when contacted. We are Forces family friendly and a Gold signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant. We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners. For more information on Royal Mail Group and our values please click here: Closing Date: 23rd June 2025 Please note, this advert may close early if the appropriate number of applications has been reached. #LI-POST

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