Back End Developer

Job description

Role Name : Backend Developer

Type : Contract – Inside IR35

Location : London, Canary Wharf 3x/week

Hybrid/Remote : Hybrid – 3 days per week

Duration: 1 year + option to extend

Job Description:

Top Must-Haves:

• Python
• Postgres SQL
• API Developent (REST)
• Good CS and OOP fundamentals.
• Experience with SDLC and design of new greenfield solutions

Responsibilities:

• Design sophisticated backend components, services, platforms, and Restful APIs for seamless communication with the front end.

• Continuously reviewing the services and components and seeking opportunities for improvements.

• Identifying and addressing Tech Debt.

• Influencing and delivering the product roadmap to improve our Key Performance Indicators and deliver tangible business value.

• Developing the team’s Software Engineering skills.

• Owning the team’s culture and ways of working, instilling a care for high quality code and tests and for implementing best practices.

Technical Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Computer Information Systems, or equivalent work experience.

• Excellent communication skills and ability to communicate with your peers through to senior leaders. Should be able to engage and influence others to collect requirements, describe what you’re doing, work through problems, and find productive solutions.

• Self-starter, able to handle ambiguity, navigate uncertainty, identify risks, and find the right people and tools to get the job done.

Software Skills:

• Skillful in Python for developing scalable and maintainable software.

• Database design and knowledge of PostgreSQL.

• Strong Software Engineering Design capabilities and understanding of Computational Complexity.

• Skillful in software engineering practices & best practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, continuous deployments, testing, and operations.

Thanks.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

City of London

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

09-02-2026

Profession type

ICT

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English