Staff Software Engineer with Java/Kotlin

About

As a Staff Software Engineer, you will be a key contributor to designing and evolving scalable, distributed systems. You will shape the architectural direction of critical backend platforms, driving forward our technical vision while deeply embedding Oviva's cultural values: Humble, Smart, and Driven. This role will directly impact how our patients interact with Oviva’s digital health services, ensuring seamless, secure, and scalable experiences across markets.

Essential

• Deep expertise in Java or Kotlin with strong backend development experience
• Strong understanding of microservices architecture and distributed systems
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and containerized environments (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
• Proven ability to make and communicate architectural decisions
• Strong collaboration and communication skills

Desirable

• Experience with Spring Boot or reactive frameworks
• Familiarity with cloud-native platforms
• Exposure to event streaming platforms
• Security and performance tuning in high-scale environments

Education & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience
• Several years in software development, demonstrated experience in a senior/staff role with architectural responsibilities
• Design and evolve large-scale distributed systems (e.g., microservices, event-driven architectures)
• Own architecture decisions for core backend Java/Kotlin services
• Proactively address concerns around scalability, security, performance, and reliability
• Establish and advocate for engineering best practices, including clean code, design patterns, and automated testing
• Lead technical design reviews and mentor developers to elevate engineering quality
• Collaborate in cross-functional squads to drive feature delivery aligned with product OKRs
• Contribute to platform-wide improvements that improve developer experience and system maintainability
• The opportunity to make a meaningful impact in revolutionizing healthcare
• Exciting and rewarding role in the high-growth environment
• Training and development opportunities, with a personal learning allowance
• We embrace flexibility & remote working
• We provide a home working allowance to enable you to set up your workspace in a way which suits you
• Competitive Salary & company pension
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity & adoption leave

Culture

Having a culture that people want to work in is very important to us. We do this by keeping our values at the forefront of everything we do: We place our patients first. We empower our teams. We make