Backend Software Engineer

Gravitas Group; Greater Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 79,000; Part time

Job summary

Gravitas Group is seeking a skilled Python backend engineer for a 6-month contract in Manchester. The role offers hybrid work (in-office about once per week) with the possibility of remote work for suitable candidates.

The project is outside IR35 with an ASAP start, and the target rate is around £375 per day, dependent on experience. The ideal candidate will have strong Python experience, a background in scalable backend or distributed systems, and familiarity with real-time or streaming

Qualifications

• Strong commercial Python engineering experience.
• Experience building scalable backend or distributed systems.
• Understanding of concurrency, asynchronous processing and performance optimisation.
• Exposure to networking concepts, latency reduction or network optimisation.
• Databricks experience.
• Azure experience.
• Experience working in real-time, streaming or event-driven environments would be highly beneficial.
• Microsoft Graph (Desirable).

Skills

Python engineering

Backend systems

Concurrency

Asynchronous processing

Performance optimisation

Networking concepts

Latency reduction

Real-time / streaming

Databricks

Azure

Event-driven

Microsoft Graph

Tools

Databricks

Azure

Microsoft Graph

Job description

Role Details:

• 6 Months
• Hybrid in Manchester (around once p/week in office), can be remote for right candidates
• Outside IR35
• Circa £375 DOE
• ASAP Start

Essential Skills:

• Strong commercial Python engineering experience
• Experience building scalable backend or distributed systems
• Understanding of concurrency, asynchronous processing and performance optimisation
• Exposure to networking concepts, latency reduction or network optimisation
• Databricks experience
• Azure experience
• Experience working in real-time, streaming or event-driven environments would be highly beneficial
• Microsoft Graph (Desirable)