Backend Software Engineer

Tech4Good Recruitment; North East; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote role

Job summary

Tech4Good Recruitment is seeking a skilled backend/software systems engineer for a fully remote role supporting digital health services. You will design, build and scale backend services on a Google Cloud Platform, focusing on pragmatic tooling and reliable platforms.

You will work across cloud infrastructure, AI-assisted workflows, and modern development practices to enable a scalable service. The role suits engineers who enjoy solving real-world problems with robust, observable systems.

Qualifications

• Strong back-end software and/or systems engineering experience, with examples of platforms or systems you have personally helped build.
• Experience working with cloud-based platforms, including Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and a technology-agnostic approach to solving engineering problems.
• A demonstrable interest in AI, including practical examples of how you use AI tools to make your engineering work more efficient.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and improve scalable back-end services, systems and platform capabilities.
• Develop and maintain cloud-based infrastructure and services within a Google Cloud Platform environment.
• Use AI and modern engineering tools to improve development workflows, problem-solving and day-to-day efficiency.

Skills

Back-end development

Cloud platforms (GCP)

AI interest/use

Tools

Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Job description

About the Company

A digital health technology company providing remote support through a technology platform. The business is building scalable systems designed to support the delivery of its digital health services.

Why This Role Matters

You'll help build and evolve the technology platform behind remote digital health support, creating reliable systems that can scale as the service grows.

The Role

You'll work across back-end software and systems engineering on a platform hosted on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). The environment is technology-agnostic, with a focus on choosing practical tools and using AI to work more effectively.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build and improve scalable back-end services, systems and platform capabilities.
• Develop and maintain cloud-based infrastructure and services within a Google Cloud Platform environment.
• Use AI and modern engineering tools to improve development workflows, problem-solving and day-to-day efficiency.

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong back-end software and/or systems engineering experience, with examples of platforms or systems you have personally helped build.
• Experience working with cloud-based platforms, including Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and a technology-agnostic approach to solving engineering problems.
• A demonstrable interest in AI, including practical examples of how you use AI tools to make your engineering work more efficient.

What s on Offer

• A fully remote role working on technology supporting the delivery of digital health services.
• The opportunity to shape a growing platform while working with cloud, back-end systems and emerging AI tools.