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# Senior Backend Python Developer

- **Company:** Advanced Resource Managers
- **Location:** Leeds, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Business Logic, Architectural Patterns, Software Quality, Code Review, Databases, Data Validation, Data Integration, Data Security, Database Queries, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, Scrum Methodology, Query Optimization, Systems Integration, Backend, Containerization, Git Flow, Integration Tests, Kubernetes, Restful APIs, Software Version Control, Serverless Computing, Docker, Microservices
- **Published:** September 8, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2840622960-senior-backend-python-developer

## About the Role

* 3-6+ years of backend development experience.
 * Strong experience with Python or equivalent backend frameworks.
 * Solid understanding of REST API development, request/response models, and error handling.
 * Experience working in microservices-based architectures.
 * Hands-on experience deploying or running services on GCP or another hyperscaler.
 * Familiarity with managed databases (e.g. Cloud SQL, PostgreSQL).
 * Understanding of containerised workloads (Docker) and serverless/container platforms (e.g. Cloud Run or Kubernetes).

Data & integration

 * Strong SQL skills, including schema usage, query optimisation, and data consistency.
 * Experience integrating with external systems via APIs or messaging.
 * Awareness of data validation, idempotency, and failure handling patterns.

Quality & delivery

 * Experience writing unit and integration tests for backend services.
 * Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and version control (Git-based workflows).
 * Comfortable working from clear requirements, tickets, and technical guidance provided by onshore leads.

Ways of working

 * Experience working as part of a distributed or offshore delivery team.
 * Able to communicate progress, blockers, and risks clearly to onshore counterparts.
 * Willingness to follow established standards rather than redefine architecture.

## Description

* Build and maintain backend services and APIs in line with existing architectural patterns and standards.
 * Implement business logic, data access layers, and integrations with internal and external systems.
 * Develop and enhance RESTful APIs, following defined contracts and API standards.
 * Write clean, maintainable, well-tested code, adhering to agreed engineering best practices.
 * Contribute unit and integration tests to ensure functional correctness and regression safety.
 * Support feature delivery by implementing backend components from pre-defined designs and tickets.
 * Participate in code reviews, addressing feedback and continuously improving code quality.
 * Troubleshoot backend issues using logs and diagnostics, escalating complex design concerns to onshore leads.
 * Work within an Agile/Scrum team, contributing to sprint delivery and estimations for assigned work.
 * Follow established security, performance, and reliability guidelines when implementing backend changes.


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