Cloud-Native Backend Engineer (AWS, Hybrid)

United States Digital Space LLC; Winnersh; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Private medical insurance

Pension scheme

Life insurance

Open holiday policy

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC in Winnersh is seeking a Backend Developer to join a collaborative engineering team responsible for developing and operating a cloud platform used by millions of connected devices.

You will design and implement cloud-native features, work with AWS services, Python frameworks (FastAPI/Flask), and contribute to CD/CI, observability, and production support in a hybrid role requiring regular office presence in Winnersh.

Qualifications

• Proven experience building Python-based AWS Lambda services in production.
• Strong PostgreSQL and DynamoDB knowledge with data modelling.
• Experience with event-driven architectures: SQS, SNS, Step Functions.
• Proficient in containerised microservices and CI/CD.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, debug, and deliver cloud-native features across the platform from early development through production release.
• Develop and enhance AWS-based microservices, with Lambda, SQS, API Gateway, and AppSync integrations.
• Build reliable backend services in Python 3 and support event-driven processing patterns.
• Collaborate with QA and product engineering to improve release quality and resilience.
• Lead or participate in architecture discussions, design reviews, and code reviews.
• Implement and promote SDLC best practices: requirements refinement, test strategy, CI/CD, observability.
• Diagnose production defects and performance bottlenecks across distributed systems.
• Support L3 operations, incident response, and post-incident improvements.

Skills

Python 3.10+

AWS Lambda

FastAPI/Flask

AWS services

PostgreSQL

Redis

Serverless Framework

Docker

Terraform

Jenkins

Airflow

Pytest

Datadog

Linux

Git

Education

Degree in computer science or software engineering

Tools

AWS Lambda Powertools

FastAPI/Flask

Serverless Framework

Terraform

Docker

Jenkins

PySpark/Glue

Job description

United States Digital Space LLC in Winnersh is seeking a Backend Developer to join a collaborative engineering team responsible for developing and operating a cloud platform used by millions of connected devices.

You will design and implement cloud-native features, work with AWS services, Python frameworks (FastAPI/Flask), and contribute to CD/CI, observability, and production support in a hybrid role requiring regular office presence in Winnersh.