Senior Application Engineer - Asset Management

  • McGregor Boyall
  • Manchester, Lancashire
  • 05/03/2026
Full time Information Technology Telecommunications

Job Description

Senior Application Engineer - Backend (Cloud)
Manchester, UK | Hybrid (Tue-Thu in office)

About the Role

We're looking for a Senior Application Engineer with strong Back End and cloud development expertise to help design and build scalable, secure services that power Internal Platforms.

What You'll Do

  • Design and build scalable Back End services and APIs supporting mobile and event-driven architectures
  • Contribute across the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) from requirements through deployment and maintenance
  • Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineers within the team
  • Promote best practices such as TDD, BDD, and secure API design
  • Collaborate with technical leads, IT teams, and business stakeholders to deliver high-quality solutions
  • Apply design patterns and engineering best practices to create maintainable, efficient systems
  • Contribute to continuous improvement through new ideas, tools, and approaches

What We're Looking For

  • Strong Back End engineering experience and problem-solving skills
  • Experience designing APIs for mobile applications and event-driven architectures
  • Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience

Preferred:

  • Experience building distributed microservices using Java or Kotlin with Spring Boot
  • Knowledge of OAuth 2.0 and secure API design
  • Experience with AWS cloud services
  • Familiarity with API design principles and automated testing

If you think you'd be a great fit for the role please apply below.

McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.