17 of 17 API Design Jobs in the South East

Apigee Developer

Hiring Organisation
ARM
Location
Slough, Berkshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£450 - £470/day
Slough based - hybrid working - 3 days a week on site Telecoms sector We are seeking a skilled and motivated Apigee Developer to design, build, and manage API solutions that enable secure, scalable, and high-performing integrations across our clients' digital ecosystems. You will play a key role … delivering API-led connectivity strategies using Google Apigee, supporting both internal and external-facing services. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a fast-paced, technology-driven environment, contributing to large-scale transformation programmes and modern API architectures. Key Responsibilities: Design, develop, and deploy APIs using ...

API Backend Engineer (MCP)

Hiring Organisation
AMS Contingent
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
Salary negotiable
services span across Business Services, Corporate banking, Wealth Management, Group Functions, Retail and Investment Banking.On behalf of this organisation, AMS are looking for an API Backend Engineer (MCP) for a 6 Months contract based in Edinburgh or London (Hybrid). Purpose of the Role: As API Backend Engineer … will be responsible for designing, building, and operating secure, scalable APIs and backend services in cloud-native environments. The role centres on API development using modern API gateways on AWS or GCP, applying API standards, DevSecOps, and industry best practices, and delivering solutions within SCRUM agile ways ...

Software Architect

Hiring Organisation
X4 Group
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
Competitive salary
business-critical integration platform. Partner with senior technology stakeholders to ensure alignment with enterprise architecture principles and future technology strategy. Define architecture standards, design patterns, and engineering best practices. Provide hands-on technical leadership while remaining actively involved in solution design and development. Design secure, scalable, event … large-scale enterprise environments. Strong software engineering background with C# and .NET Core. Experience designing and implementing microservices architectures. Strong understanding of Domain-Driven Design (DDD). Expertise in API design, security, governance, and API Management technologies. Experience with messaging technologies such as RabbitMQ, Kafka ...

Senior Developer

Hiring Organisation
Reed.co.uk
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£90,000 per annum
venture backed by the strength and stability of an established business. Key Responsibilities End-to-end development of high-quality, scalable SaaS platforms from design through deployment and maintenance. Architect and implement robust backend services primarily using Python and PostgreSQL. Develop and maintain responsive, performant front-end applications with … Provide technical mentorship and leadership to development teams, fostering best practices in coding, testing, and deployment. Participate in code reviews, architecture discussions, and system design decisions. Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues across the full stack. Ensure software security, scalability, and performance are maintained at all times. Keep abreast ...

Senior Python Engineer (Django / DevOps / IaC)

Hiring Organisation
Pontoon
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£850 per day
cloud-native systems across the business by making security tooling fast, reliable, and seamless for every development team. You will be responsible for Design, develop, and maintain scalable REST APIs using Django. Build and operate asynchronous task pipelines (Celery/Redis) that orchestrate security scanning at scale. Ensure best … practices for code quality, performance, and security. Integrate robust security practices into all API layers, including authentication, authorisation, data validation, and protection against vulnerabilities. Develop and manage CI/CD pipelines for automated testing, deployment, and monitoring. Work closely with core devops teams or independently handle infrastructure and deployment ...

Full Stack Developer

Hiring Organisation
Robert Half
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
Salary negotiable
this is an opportunity to help shape the future of a rapidly evolving platform. Role The Full Stack Developer will contribute to full-stack design and development across the platform. Design, develop, and maintain both front-end user interfaces and back-end services, APIs, and databases. Monitor platform … strong focus on backend development. Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline. Strong understanding of database design, data modelling, and optimisation, particularly using SQL. Hands-on experience working with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) services. Experience monitoring production systems, triaging issues, and distinguishing ...

Senior Ruby Engineer - £110K

Hiring Organisation
Run-Time Group Ltd
Location
Reading, Berkshire, South East, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
fast-moving, product-centric environments. Key requirements: Ruby & Ruby on Rails Full-Stack Engineering: JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Hotwire, Stimulus Node.js & React exposure beneficial API Design: REST, GraphQL, external integrations Data Stores: PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, Elasticsearch Async Processing: Sidekiq, Resque Cloud & DevOps: AWS, Heroku, Docker, CI/CD pipelines … Testing & Quality: RSpec, Capybara, TDD methodologies Security, performance tuning, and system hardening AI & LLMs: API integration, prompt engineering, AI-enhanced features and developer tooling Responsibilities: Provides hands-on technical leadership to engineering teams (515 people), including mentoring, code review, and architectural direction. Owns end-to-end system architecture, ensuring ...

Technical Lead - Ruby

Hiring Organisation
Run-Time Group Ltd
Location
Reading, Berkshire, South East, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
fast-moving, product-centric environments. Key requirements: Ruby & Ruby on Rails Full-Stack Engineering: JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Hotwire, Stimulus Node.js & React exposure beneficial API Design: REST, GraphQL, external integrations Data Stores: PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, Elasticsearch Async Processing: Sidekiq, Resque Cloud & DevOps: AWS, Heroku, Docker, CI/CD pipelines … Testing & Quality: RSpec, Capybara, TDD methodologies Security, performance tuning, and system hardening AI & LLMs: API integration, prompt engineering, AI-enhanced features and developer tooling Responsibilities: Provides hands-on technical leadership to engineering teams (515 people), including mentoring, code review, and architectural direction. Owns end-to-end system architecture, ensuring ...

Back-End Development Lead

Hiring Organisation
Oyster Consultant
Location
South East London, London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
Salary
£80,000
evolve our stack and make constant improvements. Required Skills/Experience Strong C# development experience Experience with both .NET Core and .NET Web API Experience of building Microservices in .Net Core Experience using Message Based Architectures Experience using both SQL & NoSQL technologies Experience of API design Cloud ...

Software Engineering Manager

Hiring Organisation
Leidos Innovations UK Limited
Location
Farnborough, Hampshire, South East, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
exciting opportunity to use your experience supporting the Metropolitan Police contract. In this role, you will lead software engineering teams responsible for the design, development, and quality of applications and services. You will provide technical leadership and people management, ensuring engineering standards, best practices, and system integrity are consistently … date Managing interface changes and dependencies Maintaining traceability between ICDs and system requirements Collaborate with architects and technical leads on system design Ensure technical documentation is produced and maintained Support governance, compliance, and audit requirements Basic Qualifications Experience as a Software Engineering Manager or similar role Strong background ...

Senior Developer

Hiring Organisation
Addition
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£70,000 - £90,000 per annum
improving APIs that support critical platform functionality Investigating production issues and tracing problems across distributed systems Working with product and engineering teams to design scalable solutions Improving reliability, observability and performance across existing services Reviewing code, sharing knowledge and helping raise engineering standards across the team Tackling real-world … APIs used by customers or internal teams Other Skills Needed: Solid backend engineering experience in C#, Java, or Go, with a strong grasp of API design and architecture. Hands-on experience managing and debugging production systems across cloud and self-managed infrastructure. Proven ability to navigate complex third ...

Senior Software Developer C and Linux

Hiring Organisation
System Recruitment
Location
Lymington, Hampshire, South East, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£250 - £350 per day
/Linux Software Developer for an initial 6 month contract Key Skills: Software Developer, Software Engineer, C, Linux, Autotools, LDAP, Active Directory, Terraform, OpenTofu, API Location: Hybrid but must be able to reach the office near Lymington - SO41 9AZ Rate: Negotiable Essential Skills Experience developing application code … equitant system initialisation frameworks and how they operate at a low level Understanding of secure configuration delivery and deployment auditability of newly provisioned systems API Design & Implementation (maybe): Experience/Familiarity with: Working with OpenAPI (Swagger) specifications to define service interfaces Implementing APIs in C or similarly ...

Lead Python Developer

Hiring Organisation
Total Recruitment Group
Location
South East London, London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
£85,000
stuck into some genuinely interesting engineering. Think computational complexity, mathematical optimisation, and performance challenges at scale - a long way from your average API job. Requirements: 7+ years experience developing and maintain scalable Python/FastAPI back-end services Ideally worked with high-performance APIs for complex hierarchical data queries … code Lead technical planning by breaking down roadmap items into scoped engineering work, driving ADRs and setting standards for code quality, testing, and API design Collaborate cross-functionally with front-end, data engineering, modelling and product teams to deliver reliable, impactful features Line-manage a team ...

AI Engineer - Enterprise Product AI

Hiring Organisation
Infosec
Location
Bracknell, Berkshire, South East, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
production AI/ML feature development Understanding of anomaly detection or predictive analytics Proficiency in Python and TypeScript/JavaScript Experience with REST API design and MCP integration patterns Knowledge of MLOps practices Understanding of graph-based dependency or impact analysis (desirable) Experience with AI features in compliance ...

Backend Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Robert Half
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
Salary negotiable
Live platform Contributing to a shared transaction layer used across multiple products Collaborating with frontend and mobile engineers to deliver consistent experiences Key Responsibilities Design and build backend services end-to-end Contribute to platform and API design decisions Improve system performance and reliability Work within … evolving architecture with real production constraints Profile The Backend Engineer will have strong API and service development skills Experience working on transaction systems, payments, or eCommerce platforms is required Experience with GraphQL preferred Exposure to Elixir, Go, or similar backend technologies Ability to work effectively in ambiguous, fast-changing ...

Software Engineer - Java /Back End

Hiring Organisation
Som3
Location
Basingstoke, Hampshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
£50000 - £65000/annum
Software Engineer - Java/Back End Hybrid - 2 days per week in the office Java, PostgreSQL, API We are looking for an experienced Back End Developer with excellent Java, PostgreSQL and API skills due to software development moving from an outsourced model to in-house. Working alongside … reviews with the outgoing external team. Gain understanding of the current Java application architecture - service boundaries, dependency injection patterns, build system, and deployment configuration. Design and implement new back-end features, enhancements, and bug fixes in Java, following agreed coding standards and architectural principles. PostgreSQL data model - schema design ...

Software Engineer - Java /Back End

Hiring Organisation
Som3
Location
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
£50000 - £65000/annum
Software Engineer - Java/Back End Hybrid - 2 days per week in the office Java, PostgreSQL, API We are looking for an experienced Back End Developer with excellent Java, PostgreSQL and API skills due to software development moving from an outsourced model to in-house. Working alongside … reviews with the outgoing external team. Gain understanding of the current Java application architecture - service boundaries, dependency injection patterns, build system, and deployment configuration. Design and implement new back-end features, enhancements, and bug fixes in Java, following agreed coding standards and architectural principles. PostgreSQL data model - schema design ...