Backend Developer

Who we are

At Matrix Booking, we are committed to making hybrid work better for everyone. Our office booking and visitor management software empowers hybrid teams to maximize their time in the office while helping organisations reduce their environmental footprints. Join us to work with smart people, great clients, and cutting-edge technology—all while making a positive difference for people and the planet.

When you join Matrix Booking, you become part of the employee ownership trust that owns the business. This gives everyone a stake in the company’s success and the freedom to make decisions based on what’s right for our people, customers, and the world, rather than being purely profit-focused.

The Role

We are seekingan enthusiastic backend developer to join our growing development team and help us deliver our product strategy for the next stage of our companies growth. You will be part of the back-end team working alongside front-end developers, the product team and QA to support our existing products, develop new features and product lines, and help to rearchitect our legacy systems into a serverless architecture.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and improve our software.

• Work closely with the product team and agile delivery manager to prepare and refine user stories and tasks.

• Collaborate with a cross-functional team where software is product-led, design-driven, and customer-centric.

• Support and develop the existing Java code base behind our SaaS and mobile applications.

• Support and develop the existing code base behind our IoT product offerings.

• Extend our use of Serverless architecture.

• Ensure good engineering practices and knowledge sharing within the team.

Mandatory Qualifications & Skills

• Java

• Spring

• JavaScript

• AWS Lambda

• SQL/JPQL

Preferred Qualifications & Skills

• API Gateway, IoT Core, Glue, SQS, SNS, SES, Kinesis, and Athena

• PostgreSQL

• Python

• Working knowledge of AWS Serverless patterns

• AWS Certifications

What We Offer

• A chance to work on impactful projects that benefit people and the environment.

• An employee ownership trust structure that gives you a stake in the company’s success.

• The opportunity to collaborate with a talented and passionate team.

• Flexibility to work remotely with opportunities to meet with the team once a month

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

• Pension Scheme

• Private Health Insurance

• Cyclescheme

• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay

• Group Life Assurance (4x salary)

• Income Protection Insurance

• Flexible working

• Training and Development

• Winter flu vaccinations & Eyecare scheme

• Octopus Money Scheme

• Octopus EV car scheme