Backend Developer

Ecofamilies; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Workplace Pension

Leave 28 days

Remote-first flexibility

Eco perks

Job summary

Ecofamilies is seeking a Backend Developer to architect, optimize, and maintain the server-side logic that powers our digital marketplace and ecosystem. You will design robust RESTful and GraphQL APIs, ensure scalable data handling, and integrate secure payment workflows to support multi-vendor transactions.

The role emphasizes high-performance, low-latency backend components with strong security practices, in a hybrid UK-based work setup.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of backend software engineering experience on production-grade platforms.
• Proficiency in Node.js (TypeScript), Python (Django/FastAPI) or Go.
• Strong experience with relational and NoSQL databases and caching systems.
• Familiarity with cloud deployments, containers, and CI/CD workflows.
• Awareness of secure coding practices and UK GDPR alignment.

Responsibilities

• Architect, implement, and maintain scalable server-side logic, APIs, and data models.
• Optimize relational and non-relational databases; design efficient data pipelines.
• Develop secure payment workflows and multi-vendor transaction functionality.
• Ensure security auditing, OAuth2/JWT, RBAC, and incident response readiness.
• Lead DevOps activities: AWS/GCP, Docker/Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines.

Skills

Node.js

TypeScript

Python

Go

Tools

PostgreSQL

MySQL

NoSQL

Redis

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Technical/System Engineering Permanent Result Oriented UK+Remote

UK+Remote Posted 2 days ago 0 applicants so far

Backend Developer (Digital Platform & Ecosystem Architecture)

Position Title: Backend Developer

Company Name: Ecofamilies (www.ecofamilies.co.uk)

Location / Work Style: UK-Based / Hybrid or Fully Remote (UK-wide)

Employment Type: Permanent Result Oriented

Salary Band: Competitive / Dependent on Experience (DOE) + Equity Options

Application Deadline: Open / Rolling Recruitment

About Ecofamilies

Ecofamilies ( www.ecofamilies.co.uk ) a UK based innovative digital platform designed to redefine the relationship between consumers and merchants, with a strong focus on emerging economies across Asia and the Gulf region, followed by expansion into African, European and all other regions in the world.

The first and largest family marketplace, Ecofamilies is introducing as an advanced and super cashback platform, we enable users to earn instant cashback and performance-based rewards on everyday transactions, while empowering businesses with integrated marketing, customer engagement, and growth solutions.

By combining financial incentives with smart digital advertising solutions, EcoFamilies creates a dynamic ecosystem where both users and merchants’ benefit, collaborate, and grow together.

Our platform is thoughtfully designed for young professionals, middle-income earners, and growing households. We reward families for purchases they already make, transforming everyday spending into structured savings that support meaningful life goals such as education, housing, travel, and emergency funds. With Eco Families, every transaction becomes a step toward a secure and financially stable future.

We specifically serve individuals and families who often find their income stretched before the end of the month, those seeking smarter ways to manage expenses without compromising their quality of life, we give relief the nation to overcome inflation gap which eats their income unknowingly.

Role Purpose

As our Backend Developer, you will architect, optimize, and maintain the server-side logic, API layers, databases, and third-party integrations powering the Ecofamilies platform ecosystem. Your primary challenge will be translating structural platform growth into reliable, low-latency, and highly secure backend software components, driving both high-throughput marketplace processing and community engagement modules.

What You'll Do

Key Responsibilities

• Architecture & API Engineering:Design, implement, and maintain scalable, robust, and clean server-side application logic using modern backend languages (Node.js/Python/Go or equivalent modern stacks). Build out high-performance, well-documented RESTful and GraphQL API pipelines to serve responsive mobile and desktop client interfaces.
• Database & Data Infrastructure:Architect, index, and optimize relational and non-relational database layers (e.g., PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis). Build and fine-tune caching systems, intricate data pipelines, and search query frameworks to minimize request-response latencies during high concurrency traffic periods.
• Marketplace & Platform Integrations:Develop and implement secure digital payment gateway workflows (Stripe, PayPal API fabrics), multi-vendor transaction logic, automated split-payout loops, and programmatic subscription management structures to support our commercial monetization branches.
• System Compliance, Security & Performance:Enforce ironclad data protection layers matching UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018 standards. Set up OAuth2, JWT mechanisms, role-based access control profiles, continuous security auditing loops, and proactive error logging systems to actively prevent system threats or data breaches.
• DevOps & CI/CD Pipelines:Manage cloud infrastructure environments (AWS/GCP), orchestrate container deployments via Docker or Kubernetes, and construct robust automated continuous integration and automated deployment (CI/CD) pipelines to maintain high runtime uptime markers.

Requirements

Candidate Requirements & Technical Profile

• Technical Expertise:Proven experience (3+ years) working in a professional backend software engineering tier focused on production-grade B2C/B2B platforms or high-volume marketplace solutions.
• Core Language Proficiencies:Deep framework and programming mastery in Node.js (TypeScript), Python (Django/FastAPI), or Go ecosystem components.
• Data Operations:Strong practical background working across PostgreSQL/MySQL schemas, NoSQL document sets, caching mechanics, and complex relational transaction management scenarios.
• Cloud Architecture:Familiarity deployment structures with cloud operators, containerization pipelines (Docker), and structural serverless computing components.
• Regulatory Focus:Clear awareness of secure coding paradigms, data mapping principles, encryption keys, and alignment targets mirroring UK GDPR rules.
• Location Criteria:Must possess full, valid Right to Work in the UK. We cannot offer visa sponsorships at this current recruitment window.

Benefits & Compensation Package

Workplace Pension:Competitive stakeholder auto-enrolment workplace pension plan in absolute compliance with UK legal guidelines.

Leave Allowance:28 days of standard statutory annual leave, inclusive of standard UK Bank Holidays, plus custom birthday leave days.

Remote-First Flexibility:Flexible hybrid setup with modern coworking passes provided and a dedicated remote hardware setup allowance (£1,000 baseline value).

Eco-Perks:Paid environmental volunteering allowances (up to 3 days per year) and active employee sustainable product purchase match benefits.

Ecofamilies is a dedicated equal opportunities employer. All applicants will be considered without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability status in strict accordance with the UK Equality Act 2010.

Equal Opportunity & Inclusion Statement

Ecofamilies is a dedicated equal opportunities employer. We celebrate structural diversity and are passionately committed to engineering an inclusive corporate culture for all team members, strictly aligned with the core provisions outlined in the UK Equality Act 2010.