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# Senior Backend Developer

- **Company:** Fruition Group
- **Location:** London, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £95,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Continuous Integration, Data Structures, Software Debugging, Distributed Systems, Django Web Framework, Python (Programming Language), NoSQL, Object-Oriented Software Development, SQL Databases, Cloud Platform System, Flask (Web Framework), Backend, Git, Fastapi, Microservices
- **Published:** September 10, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2840612057-senior-backend-developer

## About the Role

* Strong background in Python development (FastAPI, Flask, or Django).
 * Good knowledge of microservices, APIs, and cloud-based infrastructure.
 * Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases, Git, and CI/CD workflows.
 * Solid engineering fundamentals - data structures, OOP, debugging, and testing.
 * Collaborative, curious, and eager to experiment with AI tools to improve productivity.

## Description

As a Senior Backend Engineer, you'll play a central role in building and scaling the systems that power their insurance platform. You'll focus on developing Python-based cloud microservices (FastAPI preferred), contributing to the architecture of resilient, high-performance systems, and collaborating with a cross-functional team to deliver features at pace.

This is a hands-on engineering position with plenty of scope to influence technical direction, improve processes, and grow your expertise in distributed systems., * Design, develop, and maintain Python microservices (FastAPI) running in production.

 * Take ownership of features end-to-end, from design to deployment and monitoring.
 * Write high-quality, testable code with a focus on scalability and resilience.
 * Collaborate closely with engineers, product managers, and designers to deliver quickly.
 * Contribute to evolving architecture, tooling, and CI/CD practices.


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