Backend Engineer - Enterprise AI & Knowledge Platform

Pontoon; Ringway; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Pontoon is recruiting two Backend Engineers to join a major UK financial services programme. You will help design and build a greenfield enterprise knowledge platform connecting AI services with enterprise systems, data and tools, across Leeds, Manchester or Edinburgh.

The role focuses on secure, scalable REST APIs, microservices, event-driven architectures, and cloud-native deployments using Kubernetes/OpenShift.

Qualifications

• Backend engineers with Java, Python or Node.js experience.
• Experience with APIs, microservices and distributed systems.
• Understanding of event-driven architecture and messaging.
• Experience with cloud, containers and Kubernetes/OpenShift.
• Knowledge of enterprise security, authentication and authorisation.
• Experience building reliable, production-grade platforms.

Responsibilities

• Build backend services using Java with emphasis on Python or Node.js.
• Develop secure, scalable REST APIs.
• Design microservices and event-driven architectures.
• Work with Kafka/Pub/Sub and cloud-native platforms.
• Collaborate with AI, Data, Architecture and Security teams.
• Implement CI/CD, monitoring and observability.

Skills

Backend engineering

Java

Python

Node.js

APIs

microservices

distributed systems

cloud

Kubernetes/OpenShift

OAuth/SAML

Tools

Kafka

Pub/Sub

GCP

Kubernetes/OpenShift

OAuth

SAML

Job description

Pontoon is recruiting two Backend Engineers to join a major UK financial services programme. You will help design and build a greenfield enterprise knowledge platform connecting AI services with enterprise systems, data and tools, across Leeds, Manchester or Edinburgh.

The role focuses on secure, scalable REST APIs, microservices, event-driven architectures, and cloud-native deployments using Kubernetes/OpenShift.