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Salary: £? - ? per year
Requirements: Commercial experience building and supporting backend services in productionStrong Python skills and production Django experience, including the ORM, migrations, configuration and testingExperience designing maintainable REST APIs, with solid data modelling and relational database practiceGood knowledge of authentication, authorisation, single sign-on patterns and secure API designA testing mindset and experience working with CI/CDConfidence diagnosing application, database and performance issues in live environmentsUnderstanding of cloud-hosted applications and infrastructure as code, ideally in AWSClear communication skills and ability to explain technical trade-offs to technical and non-technical colleaguesNice to have: experience with FastAPI or another modern Python API frameworkNice to have: experience with PostgreSQL or MySQL, Docker, Celery, Redis and SentryNice to have: experience with asynchronous or event-driven processingNice to have: experience with AWS CDK, Terraform or similarNice to have: experience in agile, product-led or data-rich B2B environments Responsibilities: Design, build and maintain backend services and APIs using Python and DjangoOwn work end to end, from technical refinement through to deployment and monitoringWork with product, programme management, QA, platform engineering and other developers to shape practical solutionsMake sound trade-offs across security, performance, maintainability, cost and deliveryBreak complex work into clear increments and raise dependencies and risks earlyWrite clean, well-tested and well-documented code with good observability built inTake part in code reviews and help improve test automation, CI/CD and production reliability Technologies: AIAPIAWSBackendCI/CDCloudCeleryDjangoDockerFastAPIMySQLPostgreSQLPythonRESTRedisSecuritySentryTerraform More:
We are partnering with a well-established B2B software business to recruit four contract Backend Software Engineers for a client portal redesign. This hands-on role is suited to experienced mid-level or senior Python engineers who will build APIs and backend workflows for new portal features and contribute to technical decisions within a collaborative product team that values good engineering and effective AI-assisted development. The contract offers £450–£475 per day, Outside IR35, and is based in Bath with hybrid or remote working options.
last updated 42 week of 2026