About this role
Salary: £60,000 - 60,000 per year
Requirements
- Commercial experience with TypeScript, Node.js, APIs and distributed systems
- Understanding of cloud-based development
- Interest in AI-assisted development and improving productivity without compromising engineering quality
- Ability to take ownership, work independently and collaborate with a team
- Experience with Google Cloud, Kubernetes, Terraform, Pub/Sub or C# is beneficial but not essential
Responsibilities
- Develop backend services and APIs using TypeScript and Node.js
- Build reliable integrations with third-party systems
- Solve distributed systems challenges involving retries, failures and data consistency
- Modernise existing applications and migrate services to Google Cloud
- Use AI-assisted development and agentic workflows to accelerate delivery
- Take ownership of development through deployment and production support
Technologies
- AI
- Backend
- C#
- Cloud
- Support
- Kubernetes
- Terraform
- TypeScript
- NodeJS
- JavaScript
- Ruby
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Join our established, technology-led logistics business as a Backend Software Engineer, working with the team that connects our platform to international delivery networks. Youll help manage parcel shipments, labelling and tracking, improve the reliability and scalability of systems handling high transaction volumes, modernise our platform and support expansion into new markets. Our team uses AI-assisted and agentic development, and works with TypeScript, Node.js and Google Cloud.
The role is based in Southampton, Hampshire, offers a salary of £50,000–£60,000 and is hybrid, with two days per week in the office. Benefits include 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, the option to buy or sell leave, birthday leave, pension, life assurance, a Healthshield Cash Plan, enhanced maternity and paternity pay, an employee assistance programme, wellbeing support, employee discounts, a cycle-to-work scheme and recognition awards.
last updated 43 week of 2026