Backend Python Engineer — Genomics & Cloud

Genomics England; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 66,000 - 81,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous Leave: 30 days

Remote working abroad option

Pension & Life Assurance

Learning budgets

Employee recognition program

Health & wellbeing benefits

Job summary

Genomics England is recruiting a Software Engineer (Backend) to design and own scalable Python services, REST APIs and cloud-native applications on AWS. You will work within the Interpretation Portal team on the Decision Support System, delivering secure, reliable platforms for genomic testing and research at national scale.

The role requires a BSc in Computer Science or equivalent, strong Python and AWS experience, and collaboration across engineers, QA and platform teams.

Qualifications

• BSc in Computer Science or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Backend development and feature ownership.
• Design, develop and maintain REST APIs and cloud-native services.
• Work with AWS resources, relational databases and identity management.
• Collaborate with frontend, QA and Platform Engineers to deliver reliable solutions.

Skills

Python

AWS

PostgreSQL

REST APIs

Okta / IdP

Agile

Teamwork

Test automation

Education

BSc in Computer Science

Job description

Genomics England is recruiting a Software Engineer (Backend) to design and own scalable Python services, REST APIs and cloud-native applications on AWS. You will work within the Interpretation Portal team on the Decision Support System, delivering secure, reliable platforms for genomic testing and research at national scale.

The role requires a BSc in Computer Science or equivalent, strong Python and AWS experience, and collaboration across engineers, QA and platform teams.