Remote Senior Backend Engineer for Scalable APIs & Impact

Placements24; Southampton; A distancia; GBP 70.000 - 120.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Fully remote work flexibility

Competitive salary and equity options

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Descripción de la vacante

Placements24 is seeking a seasoned Remote Senior Backend Engineer to join a fully distributed engineering team. Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs with Go, Python/Django, Node.js, or Java/Spring.

You will guide architectural decisions, mentor juniors, and ensure performance and security across a global user base. The role emphasizes collaboration with cross-functional teams in a remote-first environment, adopting modern CI/CD and cloud practices for a high-impact

Formación

• 6+ years in backend software development.
• Deep knowledge of RESTful APIs and microservices.
• Experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases.
• Cloud and containerization experience is highly desirable.
• Bachelor's degree in CS, Engineering, or related field.

Responsabilidades

• Design, develop, and deploy robust backend services and APIs.
• Lead architectural decisions and contribute to technical roadmaps.
• Collaborate with frontend, product, and design for seamless UX.
• Optimize performance, bottlenecks, and scalability.
• Maintain secure coding practices and data protection.
• Manage database schemas and queries (SQL/NoSQL).
• Participate in code reviews and mentor junior engineers.
• Troubleshoot production issues and improve CI/CD pipelines.
• Stay updated on backend tech trends.

Conocimientos

Backend development

REST APIs

Microservices

Distributed systems

Code quality / debugging

Team collaboration

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Herramientas

Go

Python/Django

Node.js

Java/Spring

Docker

Kubernetes

PostgreSQL/MySQL

MongoDB/Redis

Descripción del empleo

Placements24 is seeking a seasoned Remote Senior Backend Engineer to join a fully distributed engineering team. Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs with Go, Python/Django, Node.js, or Java/Spring.

You will guide architectural decisions, mentor juniors, and ensure performance and security across a global user base. The role emphasizes collaboration with cross-functional teams in a remote-first environment, adopting modern CI/CD and cloud practices for a high-impact