Beacon

www.beacon.com

2 Jobs

84 Employees

About the Company

Beacon is trusted by over 2,600 logistics and supply chain professionals like you across more than 20 countries worldwide. We've developed and refined our platform through countless conversations with supply chain teams facing the exact challenges you're dealing with today. Beacon is the new home for all your orders, shipments & documents, enabling you to streamline communication between suppliers, warehouses, sales teams, project managers and customers, ensuring everyone knows the latest ETA for their shipments & has all the necessary documents and references to hand to do the things they need to do. Interested to learn more - sign up for our free trial today.

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Company Name: Beacon
Job Title: Senior Software Engineer
Job Description: **Job Title:** Senior Backend Engineer **Role Summary:** Architect and deliver robust backend services for a rapidly scaling AI‑enabled supply‑chain platform. Own significant components, spearhead technical initiatives, and ensure fast, secure, and maintainable code across production environments. **Expectations:** - 3+ years of professional experience with Java and Spring Boot. - Continuous delivery expertise in AWS environments. - Proven ability to build secure, scalable microservices. - Strong communication, ownership, and growth‑oriented mindset. - Experience in a startup or early‑stage product development setting. **Key Responsibilities:** - Design, code, review, and deploy pragmatic backend features for Beacon’s platform. - Lead technical and product initiatives, setting architecture direction and standards. - Conduct thorough code reviews, advocating simplicity and quality. - Scale infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines to support rapid growth. - Collaborate cross‑functionally with product, data science, and frontend teams. **Required Skills:** - Java, Spring Boot (3+ years). - AWS development, deployment, and ops. - Microservices design and CI/CD best practices. - Security best practices for production applications. - Clear written and verbal communication. - Demonstrated problem‑solving and ownership in a fast‑moving environment. *Nice to have:* SQL, Elasticsearch, GraphQL, GitLab CI/CD, front‑end stack (TypeScript, React, Styled‑components, HTML/CSS), supply‑chain domain knowledge. **Required Education & Certifications:** - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field (not explicitly required but strongly preferred). - No mandatory certifications specified.

London, United kingdom

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13-11-2025

Company Name: Beacon
Job Title: Software Engineer
Job Description: Job title: Software Engineer Role Summary: Backend Engineer responsible for designing, building, and maintaining high‑performance, secure microservices on the AI‑powered Supply Chain platform. Owns critical platform components, leads technical initiatives, and leverages AI tooling to accelerate delivery. Expactations: • Minimum 3 years of Java and Spring Boot experience. • Proven experience with AWS service development, deployment, and CI/CD pipelines. • Strong understanding of backend architecture, microservices, and secure production practices. • Demonstrated ability to conduct rigorous code reviews and simplify complex systems. • Excellent communication and documentation skills. • Growth‑oriented mindset and proven contribution in fast‑paced, early‑stage environments. Key Responsibilities: • Design, implement, and deploy scalable backend services using Java, Spring Boot, and AWS. • Own technical ownership of platform components and lead new product and technical initiatives. • Conduct code reviews, enforce coding standards, and promote simplicity and maintainability. • Collaborate with product and engineering teams to define requirements and deliver pragmatic solutions. • Scale infrastructure and ensure high availability, performance, and security of services. Required Skills: • Java, Spring Boot, microservices architecture • AWS (e.g., Lambda, EC2, RDS, S3, IAM) • CI/CD best practices (GitLab CI/CD, pipelines) • Secure application development in production • SQL, ElasticSearch, GraphQL (nice to have) • GitLab CI/CD pipelines • Full‑stack fundamentals optional (TypeScript, React, Styled‑components, HTML, CSS) • Supply chain domain knowledge (nice to have) Required Education & Certifications: • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field (or equivalent professional experience). • AWS Certified Developer/Architect certification is a plus.