Backend Software Engineer: Scale Reliable APIs & Systems

Realtime Recruitment; Belfast; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A tech recruitment firm is seeking a Mid-Level Software Engineer to join a growing team in Belfast. The role focuses on designing, building, and evolving backend systems for a high-traffic digital platform. Candidates should have at least 3 years of software development experience, strong backend skills, and familiarity with APIs and relational databases. This position allows for collaboration across teams and offers opportunities to drive continuous improvement in development standards.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3+ years of professional software development experience.
• Strong backend development skills using modern languages and frameworks.
• Experience designing and consuming RESTful APIs.
• Solid understanding of relational databases and SQL.
• Familiarity with cloud-based or distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable and maintainable backend systems.
• Build and enhance APIs and services supporting web and mobile applications.
• Contribute to architecture decisions and technical design discussions.
• Write clean, high-quality code with strong test coverage.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, QA, DevOps, and other engineering teams.

Skills

Backend development

API design

SQL

Problem-solving

Teamwork

Job description

A tech recruitment firm is seeking a Mid-Level Software Engineer to join a growing team in Belfast. The role focuses on designing, building, and evolving backend systems for a high-traffic digital platform. Candidates should have at least 3 years of software development experience, strong backend skills, and familiarity with APIs and relational databases. This position allows for collaboration across teams and offers opportunities to drive continuous improvement in development standards.