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# Senior Backend Engineer

- **Company:** Gener8
- **Location:** London, UK (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), JIRA, Automation of Tests, Event-Driven Programming, Github, PostgreSQL, Redis, Swagger, SQL Databases, Backend, Kubernetes, Restful APIs, Docker, Golang
- **Published:** September 11, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.apply4u.co.uk/jobs/senior-backend-engineer/46544161

## About the Role

years commercial experience building systems with GoExperience writing RESTful APIs in production environmentsExperience using some flavour of SQL for data persistenceExperience documenting APIs with Swagger / Open APIExperience working with event driven systemsExperience building cloud native solutionsFamiliarity with Docker and KubernetesExcellent verbal and written English communication skillsPart of a fast growing company where you will have real responsibility and autonomyCompetitive Salary + share options, so that you have a slice of the company and share in our successWFH 3 days per week32 days of holidayYour choice of computer hardwareAnnual training and conference budgetRegular team days out #J-18808-Ljbffr

## Description

commercial partners that deliver valuable data to drive business decisions.Creating brand new APIs and endpoints to support our mobile apps.Improving, upgrading & refining our entire cloud based infrastructureYou'll be working closely with our existing product and engineering team, including Staff backend engineer and Head of Engineering.On the backend we use Go, PostgreSQL and Redis to serve RESTful and gRPC APIs running on Kubernetes, all hosted on GCP. We use GitHub for version control and CI, Jira for tracking tasks and Slack for sending silly GIFs.ResponsibilitiesBuilding new features, modifying existing ones and fixing bugs as they ariseWriting automated tests to keep the quality of our products highEnsuring the smooth operation of our infrastructure through automated monitoring and alertingPlanning and executing upgrades of key pieces of infrastructureWorking closely with the product team to refine new features and requirementsThis is the right opportunity for you if you have:5+


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