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# Backend Engineer (Outside IR35)

- **Company:** LinuxRecruit
- **Location:** London, UK (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £130,000.0 - £156,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, PostgreSQL, Google Cloud, Fastapi, Restful APIs, Data Pipelines, Docker
- **Published:** July 20, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.linuxrecruit.co.uk/job/senior-backend-engineer-outside-ir35-

## About the Role

To thrive here, you'll need six or more years of backend experience, deep Python expertise, and a proven track record of shipping production ready data pipelines and REST APIs. You don't need niche domain knowledge, but you do need a true builder's mindset: high autonomy, a passion for greenfield engineering, and a track record of thriving in fast-moving startup environments. Familiarity with tools like PostgreSQL, FastAPI, Docker, and GCP/AWS will make you stand out immediately.

If you are an experienced contractor ready to take full ownership of a greenfield stack and help scale a platform with real world impact, submit your profile to set up a conversation.



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