Backend Software Engineer

Salary: £59,000 - 99,000 per year

Requirements:

• Proven experience of at least 5+ years in web service development and system integration
• Understanding of software architecture principles and design patterns related to web services
• Knowledge of database design and development using relational databases
• Problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to understand complex business processes and system workflows
• Ability to communicate clearly with other engineers and non-technical stakeholders
• Strong sense of product ownership
• Advanced knowledge of back-end development using Go and/or Python
• Experience designing web services with a Top-Down or Schema-First approach
• Experience with GraphQL is a significant plus
• Experience with relational databases such as MySQL and distributed databases such as AWS Redshift or Snowflake
• Knowledge of distributed systems
• Experience with cloud infrastructure such as AWS or GCP
• Experience with containerised development
• Experience with CI/CD
• Experience with Kubernetes
• Willingness to work onsite in Cambridge 5 days per week

Responsibilities:

• Work on a range of new development projects for our public-facing web and cloud platform used extensively across the globe by engineering industries and communities
• Work as part of cross-functional teams that design, develop, and maintain scalable web services

Technologies:

• AWS
• Redshift
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• GCP
• GraphQL
• Kubernetes
• MySQL
• Python
• Snowflake
• Web
• Backend

More:

We are a global software and engineering technology company expanding our software engineering team in Cambridge. We offer modern, well-equipped offices with plenty of parking, and this is an onsite role based in our Cambridge office five days per week. This is an opportunity to work on development projects where you can really add value.

last updated 35 week of 2026