Backend Engineer

Method Resourcing; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Life insurance

Mentoring and development

Job summary

Method Resourcing are partnered with a fast-growing digital business operating at the intersection of technology, sports, and real-time consumer experiences. They’re hiring a Backend Engineer to join a high-performing team building scalable, cloud-native systems.

This role focuses on Node.js and TypeScript, building reliable services, APIs, and microservices. You will contribute from design through production, participate in architecture discussions, and work in a collaborative, fast-paced

Qualifications

• 3–6 years of commercial backend engineering experience.
• AWS experience with Lambda and serverless architectures.
• PostgreSQL or strong relational database experience.
• Sports betting, casinos, gaming, or high-transaction platform experience.
• Experience building and maintaining APIs and backend services.
• Understanding of microservices architecture.
• Experience with integration testing and delivering production-grade software.
• Strong communication skills and collaborative mindset.
• Experience working in fast-paced product-led environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and scale backend services for high-throughput platforms.
• Contribute to architecture discussions and code reviews.
• Own components from design through to production in a cloud-first microservices environment.

Skills

Node.js

TypeScript

APIs

Backend services

Microservices

PostgreSQL

AWS

Sports betting

Testing

Team collaboration

Tools

AWS Lambda

Serverless

Job description

Backend Engineer | Node.js | TypeScript | AWS | PostgreSQL | Sports Tech / Betting | 3 Days Per Week into West London | £75,000-£80,000 + bonus + benefits

Method Resourcing are proud to be partnered with an ambitious and fast-growing digital business operating at the intersection of technology, sports, and real-time consumer experiences. Following continued growth, they're looking to hire a Backend Engineer to join a high-performing engineering team building scalable, cloud-native systems.

The role:

This is an opportunity to join a modern engineering environment where you'll be working on high-throughput platforms used by thousands of customers every day. You'll be helping to design, build, and scale backend services that sit at the heart of a rapidly evolving product suite.

The team are looking for someone with strong Node.js and TypeScript experience who enjoys building reliable systems, solving complex technical challenges, and taking ownership from design through to production.

You’ll be involved in architecture discussions, code reviews, technical design sessions, and the ongoing evolution of a cloud-first microservices environment.

Skills & experience we are looking for:

• 3–6 years of commercial backend engineering experience
• AWS experience, ideally including Lambda and serverless architectures, or other cloud like Azure or GCP
• PostgreSQL or strong relational database experience
• Sports, sports betting, casinos, gaming, or high-transaction platform experience
• Experience building and maintaining APIs and backend services
• Understanding of microservices architecture
• Experience with integration testing and delivering production-grade software
• Strong communication skills and collaborative mindset
• Experience working in fast-paced product-led environments

This role would suit somebody who enjoys ownership, likes working closely with product teams, and wants to be part of an engineering culture that values quality, autonomy, and continuous improvement.

Benefits include:

• Discretionary bonus
• Life insurance
• Strong mentoring and personal development opportunities

Working arrangements:

This role requires 3 days per week in the West London office. Please ensure you can commitment to these travel requirements before applying.