£60,000 - 80,000 GBP

Bonus, Pension, Benefits

Hybrid WORKING

Location: Central London, Greater London - United Kingdom Type: Permanent

Backend Engineer (Mid-Senior)

Python | AWS | Microservices

Location: London / Hybrid Working

Salary: £60,000 - £80,000 + Bonus + Benefits

About the Role

We're supporting a rapidly growing technology business that is transforming the digital automotive experience through modern, customer-focused technology.

This is an opportunity to join a highly collaborative engineering team building scalable backend services and cloud-native applications. You'll work across the full software development lifecycle, helping turn complex business requirements into robust, high-performing solutions whilst contributing to architectural decisions and engineering best practices.

What You'll Be Doing

• Designing and building scalable backend services using Python.
• Developing cloud-native applications within AWS environments.
• Contributing to system design, architecture and engineering standards.
• Working closely with Product, Design and wider business teams.
• Supporting code reviews, technical discussions and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Building solutions within a modern microservices architecture.
• Mentoring engineers and sharing technical knowledge across the team.

What We're Looking For

• Strong Python development experience.
• Experience building scalable backend systems and APIs.
• Exposure to frameworks such as Django, FastAPI or similar.
• AWS cloud experience.
• Understanding of distributed systems, object-oriented design and software engineering best practices.
• Experience working with databases such as PostgreSQL.
• Knowledge of Kafka, Kubernetes or containerised environments would be advantageous.
• Strong communication and stakeholder collaboration skills.

Why Join?

• 10% Annual Bonus
• Private Medical Cover
• Strong Pension Contribution
• Enhanced Life Assurance & Income Protection
• Generous Holiday Allowance
• Flexible Hybrid Working
• Modern Cloud-Native Engineering Environment
• Clear Progression Opportunities Within a Growing Technology Team

To find out more about this opportunity, contact Daire McIlhatton at Anson McCade Recruitment.