Backend Developer

Robert Half Technology are assisting UK's market leading media organisation to recruit a Backend Developer on a 6-12 month contract basis

We are looking for a talented Backend Developer who enjoys solving complex technical problems and is comfortable working across multiple programming languages and technologies. This is a generalist engineering role suited to someone who values adaptability, enjoys learning new tools, and can contribute across a variety of backend systems and services.

You'll work closely with product, data, infrastructure, and frontend teams to design, build, and maintain scalable applications that power critical business functions. We value engineers who can choose the right tool for the job rather than being tied to a single language or framework.

Role

• The Backend Developer will design, build, and maintain scalable backend services, APIs, and distributed systems.
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code across multiple programming languages.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other engineers to deliver high-quality solutions.
• Improve system performance, reliability, observability, and security.
• Contribute to architectural decisions and technical strategy.
• Troubleshoot production issues and participate in incident response when required.
• Work with cloud infrastructure, databases, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Review code, mentor teammates, and promote engineering best practices.

Profile

• The Backend Developer will have strong software engineering fundamentals, including data structures, algorithms, and system design.
• Professional experience building and operating backend applications in production environments.
• Proficiency in at least two or morebackend programming languages such as:
  • Python
  • Go
  • Java
  • Kotlin
  • C#
  • TypeScript/Node.js
  • Ruby
  • Rust
• Experience designing and consuming RESTful and/or GraphQL APIs.
• Strong understanding of SQL and database design principles.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Familiarity with containerisation technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

Company

• UK's market leading financial services organisation with offices in London
• Hybrid working

Salary & Benefits

The salary range/rates of pay is dependent upon your experience, qualifications or training.

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