Lead Software Engineer, Platform

Summary

Lead Software Engineer designing and building scalable backend systems and microservices, using Python (Django/FastAPI), Kubernetes, Docker, AWS, and PostgreSQL in a distributed cloud architecture.

Salary: £53,000 - 93,000 per year Requirements: Strong backend experience using Python and frameworks such as Django or FastAPI Experience designing distributed systems and cloud architectures, with AWS preferred Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and container orchestration Experience with PostgreSQL and building scalable data pipelines or async workloads Must be a US Citizen or Green Card holder Responsibilities: Design and build scalable backend systems and microservices Define arc…

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