Platform/Java Engineer (Developer Experience)

Platform/Java Engineer – Developer Experience – Rightmove

Role: Platform Engineer (Developer Experience)

Location: London / Hybrid (2 days per week in office)

Reporting to: Platform Engineering Manager

Rightmove is the UK’s largest property portal. Our vision is to give everyone the confidence to make their move by providing the best tools and expertise.

Job Overview

This role blends traditional Java service maintenance with Platform Engineering. Initially, you will maintain existing Java services owned by the Developer Experience team, then shift focus to extending our Internal Developer Platform (IDP) to make infrastructure abstraction easier for developers.

Typical Responsibilities

• Maintain Java services owned by Developer Experience.
• Support developers through the support rota and provide hands‑on assistance.
• Deliver training workshops and improve documentation.
• Develop platform tasks and learn new technologies.
• Expand self‑service capabilities for common use cases.
• Enhance IDP Platform and create GitLab CI templates.
• Standardise configuration, monitoring, and diagnostics.
• Participate in the on‑call rota (1 week/month).

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong Java foundation – clean, efficient, well‑documented code.
• Experience with JUnit and Mockito.
• Debugging and troubleshooting complex systems.
• Gradle: build scripts, multi‑project builds, dependency management, and performance optimisation.
• Spring Boot knowledge for library upgrades.
• Custom Gradle plugin development.
• Experience with SDLC frameworks (ISO 27002:2022), SALSA, and SBOMs.

Desired Attributes

• Detail‑oriented with a continuous improvement mindset.
• Strong communication and positive team spirit.
• Automation‑focused and proactive.

Technology Stack

• Google Cloud Platform, Google Kubernetes Engine (Anthos Service Mesh), Confluent Cloud, Incident.io.
• GitLab, Jira, Confluence, Slack, Teams.
• Elastic APM, Kibana.
• Languages: Java, Node, Python, JavaScript, Go, React.

About Rightmove

Rightmove is committed to a supportive, inclusive culture that drives innovation and results. We score an 88% employee satisfaction rate and invest heavily in training, charity events, and a wide array of benefits.

Benefits

• Cash plan for dental, optical, physio.
• Private Medical Insurance, Pension, Life Insurance, Employee Assistance.
• 27 days holiday plus 2 paid volunteering days; holiday buy scheme.
• Hybrid working pattern.
• Contributory stakeholder pension.
• Life assurance: 4× basic salary to a spouse or nominated person.
• Competitive compensation package.
• Paid leave for maternity, paternity, adoption, fertility.
• Travel Loans, Bike‑to‑Work scheme, Rental Deposit Loan.
• Payroll Giving and donation matching.
• Access to discounts on travel, electronics, fashion, gym memberships, cinema, and more.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Rightmove is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will never discriminate based on age, disability, sex, race, religion, sexual orientation or any other protected characteristic.

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Seniority Level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

Engineering and Information Technology

Industries

Technology, Information and Internet