At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead architecture design and technical decision-making for JD’s core systems.
- Company: Join a leading international e-commerce company with a focus on innovation.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, mentorship opportunities, and a dynamic work environment.
- Other info: Work onsite in London and collaborate with a talented team.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by optimising backend systems and driving productisation efforts.
- Qualifications: 5+ years of backend development experience with strong Java skills required.
The predicted salary is between 60750 - 74250 £ per year.
- Lead technical decision-making and architecture design for JD’s international core systems, ensuring high standards of performance, availability, concurrency, security, and scalability.
- Design and oversee complex system architectures and drive productization efforts, maintaining architectural quality through hands‑on coding, continuous performance evaluation, and system optimization.
- Architect and develop backend services using Java and Spring Boot, establishing engineering best practices and reusable technical frameworks.
- Build and maintain backend systems for JD’s operation centres, ensuring seamless integration across global infrastructure.
- Identify, assess, and mitigate technical risks throughout project implementation, covering monitorability, maintainability, grey release strategies, and rollback capabilities.
- Research, evaluate, and promote new technologies and methodologies, identifying integration opportunities within global architectures to strengthen the team’s technical capability and architectural foresight.
- Provide technical leadership, mentor engineers, and continuously optimize team collaboration and engineering best practices.
- Work onsite in London, UK.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related technical field.
- 5+ years of backend development experience with strong Java expertise, including JVM fundamentals, concurrency, multithreading, and performance tuning.
- Strong server‑side architecture skills with solid knowledge of middleware such as My SQL, Redis, Kafka, and distributed systems in high‑availability, high‑concurrency environments.
- Excellent coding standards with a passion for technology and open‑source learning.
- Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and learning abilities with a proactive mindset.
- Demonstrated team leadership experience and effective communication skills in both Chinese and English.
Preferred Qualifications
- Work experience in large‑scale ecommerce companies.
- Experience in supply chain, fulfilment, logistics, or marketing systems.
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Software Engineer (Architect) employer: Joybuy
JD.com, a leader in e-commerce and technology, offers an exciting opportunity for a Technical Product Manager at Joybuy, its European online retail brand. With a commitment to innovation and a dynamic work culture, employees benefit from competitive salaries, comprehensive health insurance, and retirement plans, while working alongside a diverse international team that values collaboration and personal growth. Join us in transforming the shopping experience across the UK with cutting-edge digital solutions and make a meaningful impact in a rapidly evolving industry.
We think you need these skills to ace Software Engineer (Architect)
Technical Decision-Making
Architecture Design
Performance Optimisation
Java
Spring Boot
Backend Development
System Integration
