Job Specifications
Senior Backend Developer
London (Hybrid – 1 day per month in the office)
Basic salary £90k to £100k + strong package
An exciting opportunity for a Senior Backend Developer to join a fast-growing, well-funded technology business that’s scaling rapidly and investing heavily in its engineering teams. This is a role for someone who enjoys building reliable, well-designed backend systems and wants to stay close to real product impact as the platform grows.
The Senior Backend Developer will be part of a product-focused engineering team working on customer-facing, mission-critical systems at scale. The emphasis is on strong software engineering fundamentals rather than framework-driven development - clean code, thoughtful design, and pragmatic problem-solving matter far more than ticking boxes on a tech stack.
As a Senior Backend Developer, you’ll be working in an environment that is collaborative, fast-moving, and delivery-focused where engineers are trusted to own features end-to-end, contribute to technical direction, and make sensible architectural decisions as the platform evolves. There’s a genuine balance between autonomy and teamwork, with space to experiment, learn, and continuously improve how things are built.
Senior Backend Developer – Key Requirements:
Strong experience building backend services using Python (or another modern backend language)
Solid grounding in software engineering fundamentals, including data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented design
Experience designing, building, and maintaining scalable backend systems Comfortable working with APIs, databases, and distributed systems
Strong problem-solving skills and a pragmatic approach to debugging and refactoring
Experience working with version control, testing practices, and code reviews
Product-minded - able to think beyond the code and understand real user impact
Experience working in fast-paced environments with evolving requirements
Collaborative communicator who enjoys working closely with engineers, product, and design
Senior Backend Developer – Salary & Benefits:
Basic salary up to £100k
Bonus and/or share options
Private medical insurance
Generous holiday allowance
Flexible hybrid working model
Learning & development budget
Strong wellbeing benefits and additional perks
If you’re a Senior Backend Developer looking for a role where you can focus on fundamentals, build meaningful products, and grow alongside a scaling tech business with serious investment behind it, this is a strong opportunity.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.
About the Company
We’re an independent, service driven recruitment agency that sources high quality, talented individuals to fill permanent and contract roles across the Technology, Clean Technology & Cyber Security sectors.
Since we were established in March 2008 we’ve achieved outstanding success with clients and candidates throughout the UK, US and Europe. We’ve built up rewarding relationships with many of them that continue to this day.
Our success is based on four key attributes:
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