Software Engineer
5V Video
Charing Cross, United Kingdom
3 days ago
Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours) Working hours
Regular working hours Languages
English Compensation
£ 67KJob location
Charing Cross, United Kingdom
Tech stack
API
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Software as a Service
Databases
Continuous Integration
Couchbase
Software Debugging
Amazon DynamoDB
Identity and Access Management
Python
PostgreSQL
Prometheus
Grafana
Backend
Concourse
Event Driven Architecture
Git Flow
Kafka
Codebase
Functional Programming
Cloudwatch
Api Gateway
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Microservices
Job description
- Building and supporting APIs and microservices in production
- Developing backend systems using Python + AWS (Lambda, API Gateway, S3, DynamoDB)
- Working with event-driven systems (Kafka, SNS/SQS, etc.)
- Supporting and improving existing production systems
- Debugging real-world issues and keeping systems stable at scale
- Collaborating within an existing team + codebase (pragmatic engineering)
Tech Stack
- Python
- AWS (Lambda, API Gateway, S3, DynamoDB, IAM)
- Event-driven systems (Kafka, SNS/SQS)
- Databases (Postgres, DynamoDB, Couchbase)
- CI/CD (Concourse, Git workflows)
- Observability (Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch), * Mid-Senior Backend Engineers with strong production exposure
- Engineers used to working in existing systems (not just greenfield)
- Profiles from streaming, SaaS, or high-traffic platforms
(This is not a pure greenfield build - it's about making real systems better and keeping them running)
No CV needed to start just reach out and we'll take it from there.
Requirements
- Strong backend engineering experience (Python preferred)
- Experience building and supporting microservices in production
- Good understanding of event-driven architectures
- Ability to debug and support live systems effectively
- Comfortable working in fast-moving teams with minimal hand-holding