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Toucanberry Tech

Back End Engineer - Python / Azure

Remote

United kingdom

£ 500 /day

Freelance

11-02-2026

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Skills

Python Docker Architecture Azure cloud platforms

Job Specifications

Back End Engineer (Python & Azure)

Delivering scalable data infrastructure that transforms manual financial and actuarial processes into automated, auditable workflows. To deliver robust, scalable backend systems and data infrastructure that power automated data pipelines and dashboards for financial services clients.

Requirements

Hands On Experience:

Designing and implementing distributed, large-scale systems
Architecting solutions from scratch across the full development lifecycle
Working with event-driven architectures and data pipelines
Building production Python applications with strong software engineering practices

Must Have:

Extensive production experience with Python including modern frameworks, testing, and deployment practices
Proven experience designing and building distributed systems at scale
Strong system architecture skills with ability to translate requirements into technical designs
Familiarity with event-driven architectures (Pub/Sub, message queues)
Experience with containerisation (Docker) and cloud platforms (Azure preferred)
Track record of taking requirements from concept through to production delivery

Bonus (Nice to have):

Proficiency with GoLang for high-performance services
Financial services or data platform experience

Benefits

Fully Remote
Outside IR35
Leading Edge Technology
Medium to Long Term Engagements - 6 Month Rolling
Day Rate c£500 Per Day

About the Company

Toucanberry Tech is a boutique software consultancy specialising in Reinsurance, taking our customers on a journey from manual process, disparate systems, unorganised data to automation, cohesive tech, and digital innovation. Know more