Staff Backend Engineer at Parser in City of London, UK#UK, Hybrid
- Company: Parser
- Location: City of London, UK#UK, Hybrid
- Posted: Sep 24, 2026
- Type: Full-Time
- Experience: 8+ years
Overview
As a Staff Backend Engineer at Parser, you will join a strategic greenfield program driving the design, development, and implementation of a next-generation customer fulfillment platform. You will build high-performance microservices, apply deep expertise in asynchronous messaging and latency manage…
Job description
- As a Staff Backend Engineer at Parser, you will join a strategic greenfield program driving the design, development, and implementation of a next-generation customer fulfillment platform. You will build high-performance microservices, apply deep expertise in asynchronous messaging and latency management, and exert holistic decision-making influence to establish core technical standards and optimize warehouse operations.
Responsibilities
- Architect, build, and optimize high-performance microservices and distributed systems for mission-critical services.
- Exert holistic technical leadership across greenfield software initiatives, establishing clear design pattern rationale and technical quality standards.
- Apply deep expertise in asynchronous messaging, event-driven architectures, and latency management to achieve high throughput and reliability.
- Develop and integrate APIs and microservices with enterprise API and third-party platforms while maintaining clean, maintainable, and well-documented code.
- Diagnose and resolve complex technical issues in real-time to ensure uninterrupted operations.
- Utilize modern Agentic AI platforms (such as Tab 9 and Gemini) to streamline developer workflows and maintain lean team efficiency.
- Collaborate closely with on-site operations teams, cross-functional teams, hardware specialists, and data scientists to align software design with operational objectives.
- Mentor junior engineers and foster a culture of continuous improvement and engineering excellence.
Requirements
- Deep core fluency in Java 21, modern functional idioms, Spring Boot, and performance patterns.
- Extensive experience with Apache Kafka, asynchronous messaging, event-driven architecture, and low-latency considerations.
- Strong knowledge of SQL and NoSQL platforms, specifically PostgreSQL and Couchbase.
- Hands-on experience with cloud and container technologies including Azure, Docker, and Kubernetes.
- Proven experience building and supporting reliable, operationally robust full-stack and distributed Java products using Agile methodologies.
- Demonstrated ability to identify and apply appropriate design patterns (such as CQRS and eventual consistency), practice TDD, and model complex problem domains.
- Practical understanding of CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Azure Pipelines, GitHub Actions, Jenkins) and automated development practices.
- Experience or adaptability with modern Agentic AI tools (such as Tab 9 and Gemini) to enhance developer productivity.
- Previous experience contributing within globally distributed software engineering teams.
- Hands-on experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Splunk, AppDynamics, or New Relic.
Skills
Required
- Java 21
- Spring Boot
- Apache Kafka
- Asynchronous messaging
- Event-driven architecture
- Low-latency considerations
- SQL
- NoSQL
- PostgreSQL
- Couchbase
- Azure
- Docker
Benefits
- The chance to join an organization with triple-digit growth that is changing the paradigm on how software products are built.
- The opportunity to be part of an amazing, multicultural community of tech experts.
- A highly competitive compensation package.
- A flexible and hybrid working environment.
- Medical insurance.
About Parser
Who is Parser? Technology alone does not create impact-the right teams do. Founded in 2018, Parser is a boutique technology services and consulting firm helping global organisations solve complex business challenges through digital transformation, product development and AI enablement. We are a fast-growing team of 340+ engineers and consultants across Europe (UK, Spain, Portugal), the Americas (US, Argentina, Uruguay, Colombia), and the Middle East. We combine global reach with a mindset focused on agility, senior expertise, and close collaboration. We work as an extension of our clients' teams, helping them define the right problems, shape solutions, and deliver technology-driven outcomes that create measurable business value. Our expertise spans software engineering, AI & data, product development, and customer experience, delivered by teams that combine strong technical depth with a consulting mindset. Why Join Us? If you are looking for a place where you can think beyond execution, take true ownership of outcomes, influence decisions, and continuously learn alongside top-tier specialists in a truly global environment, we'd love to meet you.