Backend Engineer

Albert Bow
Charing Cross, United Kingdom
2 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English

Job location

Charing Cross, United Kingdom

Tech stack

JavaScript
API
Software Quality
Relational Databases
Mobile Application Software
PostgreSQL
Node.js
Systems Development Life Cycle
Redis
Systems Integration
Backend
Information Technology
Production Code
Front End Software Development
REST
Software Version Control
Go
Microservices

Job description

We're partnering with a fast-growing global fintech building the next generation of on-chain payments, banking, and investment infrastructure. This is a rare opportunity to work on mission-critical backend systems used by millions of customers worldwide - where scale, performance, and security genuinely matter.

If you thrive in high-availability environments, love clean backend architecture, and enjoy solving real-world scalability problems, this role will stretch and reward you.

As a Backend Engineer, you'll play a key role in designing and building robust APIs and microservices that power both consumer and business products across web and mobile platforms.

You'll work with modern backend technologies, collaborating closely with frontend, mobile, product, and design teams to deliver secure, scalable systems in production.

Core engineering principles here are maintainability, performance, and security - not buzzwords, but non-negotiables., * Designing, building, and maintaining backend services and APIs

  • Delivering new platform features and continuous enhancements
  • Building high-performance, scalable microservices
  • Integrating with web and mobile applications
  • Working across the full SDLC: planning * design * implementation * deployment * support
  • Writing high-quality, production-ready code
  • Helping the team stay current with evolving backend and infrastructure tooling

Requirements

This role prioritises strong backend fundamentals over surface-level experience.

Essential:

  • Degree in Computer Science (or equivalent practical experience)
  • Significant hands-on backend engineering experience
  • Strong experience with Node.js (JavaScript) and/or Golang
  • Solid understanding of relational databases (PostgreSQL preferred)
  • Familiarity with non-relational stores (e.g. Redis)
  • Strong grasp of web semantics
  • Experience using version control systems
  • Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and basic automation
  • Strong communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally
  • Fluent English (written and spoken)

If you're a backend engineer who cares deeply about code quality, system design, and impact, and you want to work on systems that handle real value at scale - we'd love to connect.

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